If you want to try another flavor of ROM based off of ICS 4.04, AOKP MIlestone 6, try this:
RandomKing's RandomROM Falcon v 1.3
I like it and would not have known about it except that it showed up as a compatible ROM in GooManager.
NOTE!: I AM NOT THE DEVELOPER, NOR CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. I'M JUST INFORMING THE COMMUNITY IT EXISTS.
I found it the same way and have been using it myself for about a week now . no problems the only thing i changed were the e-mail and contacts back to standard rather than inverted black and white . plus i like the ability to have sound with my boot animation an option that is not available with the regular Nightly or the AOKP&CM9Remix by SGA .
How does it compare to the other roms in term of smoothness and performance?
Just flashed this rom and I'm liking it.
Trebuchet should be taken out though if Nova launcher is included.
Ran AnTuTu OCd @ 1.78ghz and got a score of 7317 and the highest FPS on the men in armour was 57fps
After having the various CM9 nightlies I am trying out the 1.1 version of this ROM. So far so good... seems pretty snappy. I haven't found anything that doesn't work so far. I chose Nova as the default launcher (seemed to have come with Nova pre-installed?).
Question... how do you change the default email color scheme. Its hard to read. Thanks!
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After having the various CM9 nightlies I am trying out the 1.1 version of this ROM. So far so good... seems pretty snappy. I haven't found anything that doesn't work so far. I chose Nova as the default launcher (seemed to have come with Nova pre-installed?).
Question... how do you change the default email color scheme. Its hard to read. Thanks!
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Give this ZIP a try in TWRP/CWM:
http://db.tt/Dp221gce
It's a universal inverted Gapps that I use in most of the ROMs I install on the TP. If need be, you could always extract the gmail APK from the ZIP and push it to /system (after changing permissions, of course).
Let me know if this helps you out - I'm curious about this build - and I would like to give it a go, too.
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Give this ZIP a try in TWRP/CWM:
http://db.tt/Dp221gce
It's a universal inverted Gapps that I use in most of the ROMs I install on the TP. If need be, you could always extract the gmail APK from the ZIP and push it to /system (after changing permissions, of course).
Let me know if this helps you out - I'm curious about this build - and I would like to give it a go, too.
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Thanks! The universal inverted GAPPs works great and solved the problem. Many thanks.
Btw, so far I have been able to run all apps I would before using the CM nightlies including youtube , Netflix. No lag at all between screens and everything things to work as fast as before. I believe the dev focuses on battery length but so far it seems to last about the same as my experience with most of the more recent nightlies. Unfortunately wifi is also about what I experienced under CM9 (and weaker than webOS).
I will stay with this a while and see if it continues to be problem free and if any apps have a prob under the new ROM.
Again, thanks for your help, and let me know if I can answer any more questions.
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The link in the OP takes you to version 1.0. 1.1 you can find in Goo Manager.
chicle_11 said:
The link in the OP takes you to version 1.0. 1.1 you can find in Goo Manager.
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This Link has all of RandomKing's DL . Just click on tenderloin then roms .
http://goo.im/devs/RandomKing . There are some useful tools there as well which are detailed on his site .
question - the title of this thread says v1.1 but its only 1.0 on his site as far as i can see? did you make a typo?
EDIT - never mind, i found the v1.1 on goomanager, but its not listed on his site.
OP. can you please host this on google docs or something??
goo manager is a complete POS for downloading. mine is freezing at like 2MB every time.
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question - the title of this thread says v1.1 but its only 1.0 on his site as far as i can see? did you make a typo?
EDIT - never mind, i found the v1.1 on goomanager, but its not listed on his site.
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The link i gave above you post has all his available Downloads including some useful apps
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The link i gave above you post has all his available Downloads including some useful apps
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Goo is a decent website, and you can go to my space to download. Goo Manager can tell you when a new version is released, which I find pretty useful. 1.1 is currently the newest version, and I've finally updated the website to reflect the proper link. I agree, Goo Manager itself is a little slow and its easier to download straight from the site. I will not provide support outside of my page for this particular rom, but seeing more than 250 downloads on the latest version, I will continue to improve the rom whenever I can.
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Goo is a decent website, and you can go to my space to download. Goo Manager can tell you when a new version is released, which I find pretty useful. 1.1 is currently the newest version, and I've finally updated the website to reflect the proper link. I agree, Goo Manager itself is a little slow and its easier to download straight from the site. I will not provide support outside of my page for this particular rom, but seeing more than 250 downloads on the latest version, I will continue to improve the rom whenever I can.
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I gave this try and found out compared to cm9 9/30th it does have a higher battery drain while asleep.. ~-800 vs -45 avg
Both roms connect to my WiFi 5ghz
Other than that the rom seems decent to use if you don't mine the heavy battery drain.
Understand that I clear everything after I made my backup to try the rom, so to say it was on a nearly clean install.
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I gave this try and found out compared to cm9 9/30th it does have a higher battery drain while asleep.. ~-800 vs -45 avg
Both roms connect to my WiFi 5ghz
Other than that the rom seems decent to use if you don't mine the heavy battery drain.
Understand that I clear everything after I made my backup to try the rom, so to say it was on a nearly clean install.
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That big of a battery improvement? I'll have to test that out next. I do mind the heavy battery drain.
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That big of a battery improvement? I'll have to test that out next. I do mind the heavy battery drain.
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Let me know, I be happy to test and let you know..
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I gave this try and found out compared to cm9 9/30th it does have a higher battery drain while asleep.. ~-800 vs -45 avg
Both roms connect to my WiFi 5ghz
Other than that the rom seems decent to use if you don't mine the heavy battery drain.
Understand that I clear everything after I made my backup to try the rom, so to say it was on a nearly clean install.
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Interesting. I just checked mine and while asleep mine ranged from a low of -43 mA to to an outlier high of -74 mA, and most of the between -46mA and -48mA. Once I wake it up it varies greatly... -122mA to -820mA, but I am guessing that is dependent on what I am doing (I was watching a lot of Clapton and Knopfler YouTubes) . Are these numbers more in line with what you were thinking RandomKing? Any other battery stat I can provide that might help?
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Interesting. I just checked mine and while asleep mine ranged from a low of -43 mA to to an outlier high of -74 mA, and most of the between -46mA and -48mA. Once I wake it up it varies greatly... -122mA to -820mA, but I am guessing that is dependent on what I am doing (I was watching a lot of Clapton and Knopfler YouTubes) . Are these numbers more in line with what you were thinking RandomKing? Any other battery stat I can provide that might help?
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How are you guys measuring this loss? And what is the rate? My tablet averages a little less than 1 percent battery loss an hour while asleep.
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How are you guys measuring this loss? And what is the rate? My tablet averages a little less than 1 percent battery loss an hour while asleep.
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Using Battery Monitor app. When I switch to %/hr state it appears to fluctuate between 0% to under 2% loss/hr. I'd guess it would average to around 1% per hour.
Btw I am pretty happy with battery on this ROM, not as good as webOS and definitely less than iOS but pretty good for Android and I think better than CM9. Now, if I could somehow I improve my wifi I'd be golden...
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I give it a go again and check, maybe somethings was not correct
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I give it a go again and check, maybe somethings was not correct
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One thing to check, under wifi > advanced > wifi on all the time only when plugged in. Another easy and cheap fix is downloading RootDim from Play Store, which allows you to lower screen brightness way lower than stock. The TP has a very bright display so lowering it down to below 25% is still plenty bright. There are lots of other battery tweeks I am sure including apps that automate the process but the two I suggested are easy. Hope this helps!
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I own a Droid 3 but my dad has the x2 and he needs better battery life so I plan on rooting the phone and putting a custom rom on it for him so I wanted to know which rom would be best for him. He uses e mail phone calls and texts a lot and sometimes YouTube videos. If someone could post links for the best suited rom for him along with any scripts that help performance as well as battery that would be great. Also, do I need to install a custom recovery from somewhere else or do I use cwm from rom manager?
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Here is everything you need for this phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313103
Any rom will essentially have better battery life since they are all pretty much stripped down versions of the stock ROM. I suggest eclipse. The speedy script and battery fix script are very highly recommended too.
EDIT: Rom Manager doesnt really work with the Droid X2. So you will need the Bootstrap Recovery in the link I posted.
jsgraphicart said:
Here is everything you need for this phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313103
Any rom will essentially have better battery life since they are all pretty much stripped down versions of the stock ROM. I suggest eclipse. The speedy script and battery fix script are very highly recommended too.
EDIT: Rom Manager doesnt really work with the Droid X2. So you will need the Bootstrap Recovery in the link I posted.
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Thanks, there's a lot of scripts, which would u recommend flashing over the eclipse rom?
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The battery fix is a must if you want accurate reading. I am running eclipse 1.3 with speedy v7. Also v6 supercharger but that is more for my gaming. And also the mash up v .5 I am getting between 10-14 hrs on a charge and that is pretty heavy use. On my day off I can go between 8 and 10 hrs but that is very heavy use then. Oh ya make sure you wipe battery stats when you flash or calibrate it after.
All are safe to use, which is why they were put in that thread. Just read every threads OP before flashing since they usually have instructions to wipe certain things. And I believe the mash up script tells you to turn wifi off before flashing. Just read and you will be good.
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All are safe to use, which is why they were put in that thread. Just read every threads OP before flashing since they usually have instructions to wipe certain things. And I believe the mash up script tells you to turn wifi off before flashing. Just read and you will be good.
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+1 thanks I should of mentioned that.
Ive had my best battery life with Eclipse. Ive been pulling 20+ hours with moderate use. Mostly texting, checking some web pages and trolling XDA and Facebook.
Ive also seen an increase from turning off network provided time under date/time in settings.
T3HBR1AN said:
Ive had my best battery life with Eclipse. Ive been pulling 20+ hours with moderate use. Mostly texting, checking some web pages and trolling XDA and Facebook.
Ive also seen an increase from turning off network provided time under date/time in settings.
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I can vouch for the turning off of "network provided time"if settings. It seems the phone "sleeps" better when it is idle.
Also another way to ensure better battery life is by getting into the habit of REBOOTING the phone(power off/on) after EVERY TIME you take it off of the charger. There is a thread explaining why this helps ...I just don't feel like looking for it right now sorry lol
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I can vouch for the turning off of "network provided time"if settings. It seems the phone "sleeps" better when it is idle.
Also another way to ensure better battery life is by getting into the habit of REBOOTING the phone(power off/on) after EVERY TIME you take it off of the charger. There is a thread explaining why this helps ...I just don't feel like looking for it right now sorry lol
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Does the unplugging go for all droids? That's interesting that turning it off helps battery haha I assume its cause it stops everything that's running.
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I think this might be the thread ash is talking about.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225689&highlight=battery+life
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I think this might be the thread ash is talking about.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225689&highlight=battery+life
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Ya I found that. Is that same issue in the custom roms or just the stock?
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prsterero said:
Ya I found that. Is that same issue in the custom roms or just the stock?
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I think its a problem with stock GB (seems to be a few issues with stock). But it transfers over to the ROMs because there is no fix for it yet other than to restart.
which rom is better in terms of speed, performance, stability and battery life between the two !!
those who have experienced both the roms pls reply ??
thanks !! !
I don't do benchmarks. That said, both roms are stable and good on battery life (which varies wildly, of course, depending on how you use your phone!). I charge my phone every 1.5 days on average, with light/moderate usage. If I'm using it to mirror Netflix and watch movies, I'll plug it in.
Between the two, I went with Nottachtrix simply because it's based on the latest 4.5.141 update; Darkside is based on 4.5.91 I do believe.
nott the latest versions are pure garbage, there is a new version every day correcting their own mistakes by not doing enough testing before launching a new version, ahy to be every day installing all equipment from 0
I like nottachatrix over darkside. It's a better and more up to date ROM and it has updates.
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core720 said:
nott the latest versions are pure garbage, there is a new version every day correcting their own mistakes by not doing enough testing before launching a new version, ahy to be every day installing all equipment from 0
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I don't know what you are talking about. I have no issues and if there are, they are little. Webtop works beautifully.
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Voelker45 said:
I don't know what you are talking about. I have no issues and if there are, they are little. Webtop works beautifully.
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Im using nottachtrix 1.2.9b and my ATRIX goes to sleep and does not wake up at random times, I have to do a battery pull to bring it back. I originally installed 1.2.3 and it did the same. I wiped before installing, so I don't understand what the problem is... but I might be installing a different ROM due to this problem. Can someone point me in the right direction with recommending something good (with toggles in status bar)
I haven't tried neither of them but I'm thinking of going with NOTTACHTRIX since it's basically the original rom/kernel that's been tweaked. I find the original kernel a lot better because it doesn't overheat as much as other kernels.
Hi,
I installed ViperRez 1.0.3 and I found this rom perfect for me, but the battery life was bad.
So I wanted to test another ROM. When I tested Nil's Business 2.3, I found the battery life was better.
Then I got an idea: Install ViperRom and flash the Nil's Business PH98IMG.zip.
Now, my battery life is doubled and I have no problems
thx will try
i used underclock to 600mhz
to get better battery [screen time] however idle is ok for me
just flashed，found that the kernel is the same.
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@OP Nice call bro. Interesting discovery :good:
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now if only I can figure out heat issues I have. on latest everything. I wonder if the .13 kernel from nils business 3.6 will work
You can also try a progam like setcpu, no frills...etc from play store. It seems to work for me.
GIGZ1971 said:
You can also try a progam like setcpu, no frills...etc from play store. It seems to work for me.
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Try cpu monitor widget by coconuts from the market and see how your cpu is working compared to what set cpu says...even using different governors.
check "enable profiles' within setcpu (don't need to set one up, just check the box) and your phone will get faster. For me it enables the 2nd core to be used more frequently, or all the time.
Just sayin...and there's been a ton of stuff written about setcpu, perflock...etc already so no need to rehash.
A screenshot of your better battery life would help..
read this thread and thought id try..
Abu-7abash said:
A screenshot of your better battery life would help..
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i did the same thing when i read this thread im running the viperRez rom 1.0.3 with the nils business PH98IMG with s-on and the latest ice cream sandwich firmware leak.. i originilly started this process with my rezound to try and save battery life the way i did with my incredible.. not getting as good of results. i noticed he never replied with a screen shot thought id add mine.. (note: this is my extended 3.7v battery and i removed my it at one point so theres actually three more hours added to the time on battery before it died adn this is light to med use all day) this really is honestly the best combination ive seen for battery life on the rezound.i cant say its doubled..at least personally. if anyone has any other suggestions im open to hear them..
Hey guys here is something else I've just done today that seems to be working awesome..
Download Rom Manager
Download and install the Kernal that they have listed under "free"
So far the phone still runs butta smooth and my battery hasn't beening flying rapidly down..
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eagle20g said:
Hey guys here is something else I've just done today that seems to be working awesome..
Download Rom Manager
Download and install the Kernal that they have listed under "free"
So far the phone still runs butta smooth and my battery hasn't beening flying rapidly down..
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are you using cwm recovery im on amonRa. would love to see my power stop rapidly dropping tho..
famouscollin said:
are you using cwm recovery im on amonRa. would love to see my power stop rapidly dropping tho..
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Yeah, i was on Arom "whatever its called" and I just flashed there touch cwm to just try it out and I haven't had any issues, I installed the Kernal listed in Rom Manager just for **** and giggles and yea It has made a really big difference
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eagle20g said:
Yeah, i was on Arom "whatever its called" and I just flashed there touch cwm to just try it out and I haven't had any issues, I installed the Kernal listed in Rom Manager just for **** and giggles and yea It has made a really big difference
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i dont seem to see any kernel in rom manager for down load:/ a couple screen shots on where would be awesome if you have the time..
One major improvement for battery life is customizing Juice Defender. They way I set mine up is as follows:
Enable data for anything that requires data (i.e. browser, market, etc...)
Disable data for anything that doesn't require data (i.e. Launcher, Music, Messages, etc...)
Enable/Screen Off for anything you stream or tether (i.e. TuneIn, Grooveshark, DI, etc...)
What this does is only enable data for anything you actually need data for rather than right after unlocking the screen. Sure you may have to wait a second or two after launching the market before data is enabled, but by the time you're done typing in your search it should be ready to go anyways. Just a couple pennies for anyone trying to max out battery life...
Here is my screenshot.
Yeah, i was on Arom "whatever its called" and I just flashed there touch cwm to just try it out and I haven't had any issues, I installed the Kernal listed in Rom Manager just for **** and giggles and yea It has made a really big difference
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I don't find the kernel. Where is it exactly ?
Dev222 said:
Hi,
I installed ViperRez 1.0.3 and I found this rom perfect for me, but the battery life was bad.
So I wanted to test another ROM. When I tested Nil's Business 2.3, I found the battery life was better.
Then I got an idea: Install ViperRom and flash the Nil's Business PH98IMG.zip.
Now, my battery life is doubled and I have no problems
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This kernel is the exact same kernel in Viper 1.0.3. If you're getting better battery life it's probably from using the ROM for a few days and not from flashing.
Yea I was going to say but you beat me to it, they are the same kernels.
Let the ROM settle, and your battery life should increase over time, then hold steady.
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Just upgraded from CM9 7/12 to 8/14. First time using goo and twrp 2.2. I was aware of the probs at goo so I held off until it appeared they had restored their database. Seemed to take a long time to download the zip file and when I tried to flash the latest it seemed to go through the steps but when I rebooted my TP was still on the old ROM. I went into twrp and flashed the wiped, flashed, and rewiped wtice from there and everything was good to go.
8/14 seems a bit faster and smoother. I am letting it run a few days before trying to see how the battery works versus the July ROM. One thing I wish the CM9 TP could improve on is wifi strength... seems I don't have much "range" (seems well less than when I had WebOS).
I am very interested in trying one of the other ROMS... either ClassicNerd or OAT's CM9.Sounds like OAT's is not only faster/better battery but also may have better wifi? These may seem like dumb questions but I should be able to download direct onto the TP without using my laptop, correct (neither appear to be on goo)? I tried to download OAT's latest onto my laptop but some annoying malware (funmoods) followed along so I am a bit leery to do that again.
Nomad1600 said:
Just upgraded from CM9 7/12 to 8/14. First time using goo and twrp 2.2. I was aware of the probs at goo so I held off until it appeared they had restored their database. Seemed to take a long time to download the zip file and when I tried to flash the latest it seemed to go through the steps but when I rebooted my TP was still on the old ROM. I went into twrp and flashed the wiped, flashed, and rewiped wtice from there and everything was good to go.
8/14 seems a bit faster and smoother. I am letting it run a few days before trying to see how the battery works versus the July ROM. One thing I wish the CM9 TP could improve on is wifi strength... seems I don't have much "range" (seems well less than when I had WebOS).
I am very interested in trying one of the other ROMS... either ClassicNerd or OAT's CM9.Sounds like OAT's is not only faster/better battery but also may have better wifi? These may seem like dumb questions but I should be able to download direct onto the TP without using my laptop, correct (neither appear to be on goo)? I tried to download OAT's latest onto my laptop but some annoying malware (funmoods) followed along so I am a bit leery to do that again.
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Yup, you sure can. You'll find it in XDA_DOWNLOADS if you use the XDA app, or in DOWNLOADS if you are using the browser.
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Yup, you sure can. You'll find it in XDA_DOWNLOADS if you use the XDA app, or in DOWNLOADS if you are using the browser.
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I know this will make me look even dumber, but where do I find XDA_DOWNLOADS in the XDA app (you mean, XDA Premium which is a reader app)? Same question re: DOWNLOADS if I am using a browser?
I can find the first post in the forum under "development" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557111
But that is the one that takes you to a download site where I picked up the funmoods bug. Is there some other place I can download directly to my TouchPad? Thanks again for the help!
You can download to the Touchpad by clicking (selecting) the download link. It will download to your download folder. What I do is then move the file to the root of the sd and install using cwm. I don't use goop or TWRP as I've had problems with both. I find cwm easy to use and pretty fool-proof. I use either es file explorer or file manager HD to move the files. I don't use the xda app, I do it from the website itself.
OATs, worked fine with me. Imo I think it's the best CM9 Rom for the touchpad.
I made some minor changes (changed wallpaper to a simple static design, lowered my screen brightness even further with RootDim), downloaded a few battery related tools (eg Battery Monitor Widget) and will soon download Better Battery Stats. I uninstalled Juice Defender and instead went into Settings to shut off wifi when the screen is off and it plugged in. It has only been a day but battery life seems dramatically better. It looks like I will be getting more than a day moderate use between charges at the rate its going today. I suspect with better data and history derived I should see even better battery performance.
I still want to try OAT's ROM but I'd like to let the 8/14 settle in a bit more.
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Nomad1600 said:
I made some minor changes (changed wallpaper to a simple static design, lowered my screen brightness even further with RootDim), downloaded a few battery related tools (eg Battery Monitor Widget) and will soon download Better Battery Stats. I uninstalled Juice Defender and instead went into Settings to shut off wifi when the screen is off and it plugged in. It has only been a day but battery life seems dramatically better. It looks like I will be getting more than a day moderate use between charges at the rate its going today. I suspect with better data and history derived I should see even better battery performance.
I still want to try OAT's ROM but I'd like to let the 8/14 settle in a bit more.
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Unfortunately OAT's rom is discontinued. Its a real shame since it was a good and stable ROM (especially the Linaro builds which were super charged).
Anyone has a mirror of the latest built?? I was holding off upgrade, so I don't have to reinstall the apps. Now all the original mediafire links are offline.
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Anyone has a mirror of the latest built?? I was holding off upgrade, so I don't have to reinstall the apps. Now all the original mediafire links are offline.
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The ROM's thread indicates that OaT requested that those who have it respect his decision and not post them. I actually was also intending to try it just this morning, since OaT responded to one of my questions on another thread and it reminded me that I'd heard good things about his ROM.
Hi guys.. ive been flashing all kinds of rom and kernel. In the end i find stock Ics with stock kernel gives me both the performance and battery life i need after removing useless start up and freezing unwanted apps.
Had been using the default touchwiz and suprising theres no lag or redraw or whatever issues. Only set back is i cant customize my stock rom.
Battery life wise i can get up to 6 hrs screen time or maybe more. Will post screenshot after i drain my battery.
On jellybean, batt drain is more noticeable regardless using stock or any other jb roms / kernels. Personally i dont like OCing or undervolting so pls dont mention abt those here.
I am wondering who else here share the same experience with both ICS and JB. Would u still stay on ics or jb?
Would love to hear opinions
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unholygid said:
stock Ics with stock kernel gives me both the performance and battery life i need
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Says it all really
I've recently returned to stock rom and kernel after trying warnamlite, miui and a few others. Stock is deco the next for battery. I'm getting nowhere near 6 hours screen time though. How are you stopping apps from starting up? Is this by freezing or have you used another method?
unholygid said:
Hi guys.. ive been flashing all kinds of rom and kernel. In the end i find stock Ics with stock kernel gives me both the performance and battery life i need after removing useless start up and freezing unwanted apps.
Had been using the default touchwiz and suprising theres no lag or redraw or whatever issues. Only set back is i cant customize my stock rom.
Battery life wise i can get up to 6 hrs screen time or maybe more. Will post screenshot after i drain my battery.
On jellybean, batt drain is more noticeable regardless using stock or any other jb roms / kernels. Personally i dont like OCing or undervolting so pls dont mention abt those here.
I am wondering who else here share the same experience with both ICS and JB. Would u still stay on ics or jb?
Would love to hear opinions
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You got 6 hours of screentime with data/wifi on with ICS?
Personally I've been getting better battery life with MIUI on Jellybean, but I've also been using Siyah since the first day I flashed my ROM so that might also have something to do with it. I've had experience with stock ICS and MIUI ICS as well, and the battery drain was essentially the same. I'm running a heavily customized JDUltimate though. If you don't want to undervolt or flash another ROM/kernel then JD is a great alternative. I was using stock GB on my S2 with nothing but Juice Defender and I got pretty decent battery stats, though I can't remember them right now.
mwatson said:
Stock is deco the next for battery.
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What does that mean, I don't even know if it is good or bad?
mwatson said:
I've recently returned to stock rom and kernel after trying warnamlite, miui and a few others. Stock is deco the next for battery. I'm getting nowhere near 6 hours screen time though. How are you stopping apps from starting up? Is this by freezing or have you used another method?
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Root the phone. Use ES task manager to remove useless startup. Freeze those apps u dont need with tit backup. Btw i never deleted any apps
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You got 6 hours of screentime with data/wifi on with ICS?
Personally I've been getting better battery life with MIUI on Jellybean, but I've also been using Siyah since the first day I flashed my ROM so that might also have something to do with it. I've had experience with stock ICS and MIUI ICS as well, and the battery drain was essentially the same. I'm running a heavily customized JDUltimate though. If you don't want to undervolt or flash another ROM/kernel then JD is a great alternative. I was using stock GB on my S2 with nothing but Juice Defender and I got pretty decent battery stats, though I can't remember them right now.
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Hi .. yes approx 6hrs screen time. With only 3g. But i setted my display to around 20% brightness as im indoor most of the time. I usually use the same setup to test among roms and phones as ive got 2x S3 to play with. One of it is my gfs phone. She plays lots of games so i also hear her feedback regarding the roms and kernels i flashed for her.
I find using auto brightness actually drains the battery more with continus use. I also make sure i got only essential tasks ans apps running in backgrd. Btw i have whatsapp in backgrd all the time.
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Yeah I have my brightness at the lowest setting most of the time as well, as the only time that I'm going to be in bright daylight is when I'm walking around, and I'm not going to be looking at my phone while I'm crossing the street and whatnot I figured that all of those "auto" settings actually drain more battery because of their constant turning off and on and adjusting and etc...it seems like it would consume unnecessary CPU power.
How do you manage which apps run in the background?
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Yeah I have my brightness at the lowest setting most of the time as well, as the only time that I'm going to be in bright daylight is when I'm walking around, and I'm not going to be looking at my phone while I'm crossing the street and whatnot I figured that all of those "auto" settings actually drain more battery because of their constant turning off and on and adjusting and etc...it seems like it would consume unnecessary CPU power.
How do you manage which apps run in the background?
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1. Root the phone
2. Install all the apps / games
3. Use ES task manager to remove unwanted startup
4. Use tit backup to freeze unwanted apps.
System apps like mapservice, secphone, samsung pushservice etc that runs in the background are frozen with tit backup and startup removed by ES task manager.
Result : No useless bloat running in your phones background. Better batt life and performance. I can achieve 300mb ram after a fresh reboot. Stays aroumd 400 to 500 range of ram after a day. Will observe ram a day more as i just flashed stock 3days ago.
But so far so good. Quad benchmark scores are a minimum 5.4k too! Will post screenshots on weekend.
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Here are my ram usage after a days use. Task manager screenshot is proof of what i had been doing with my phone without any restart.
Cant post batt life yet cos my phone is still at 75% lol.
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I went back to ICS cos of battery life I need phone that is stable first! and then battery that can last 12 hrs min with 4-5 screen time, unfortunatly ICS from my experience is just fine.Shame I want JB as well but need to be at least stable as ICS
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I went back to ICS cos of battery life I need phone that is stable first! and then battery that can last 12 hrs min with 4-5 screen time, unfortunatly ICS from my experience is just fine.Shame I want JB as well but need to be at least stable as ICS
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Yeah fully agreed. Cos i need my phone for woek. Only draw back on an odexed stock rom is it cant be themed. But then again.. doesnt really matter to me lol.
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I do care if I can change system stuff in the rom but Stability FIRST I just hope SAMSUNG will do it right this time and will provide Stable 4.1 Sammy I belive if you could do ICS stable then 4.1 will be grater for battery as well.Hope the wait for Btu is worth waiting
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Freeze those apps u dont need with tit backup.
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What is this tit back up you speak of?
Bodoma said:
I'm not going to be looking at my phone while I'm crossing the street and whatnot
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You're obviously not as addicted as me then.. I have nearly been run over countless times cos I've been fiddling when I shouldn't be! (WITH MY PHONE!)
krs360 said:
(WITH MY PHONE!)
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I had a comment all ready and you negated it!
Kangburra said:
I had a comment all ready and you negated it!
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An Aussie? Smutty humour? Never!
(I also had a juvenile chuckle earlier when someone said tit backup!)
So far my experience is in ICS's favour.
Ok. JB is latest. FIne.
BUT TELL ME SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN JB AND NOT IN ICS?
I didnt see even a single sort of such think except some added settings in settings app.
Even looks are same.
We can easily mod the ICS rom to make it look better.
For looks and functions of JB, we can use launchers ofcourse!
And personally, in JB, my ram normal usage was 500+MB.
In ICS, with same apps, its 200-300 MB. How and Why? Both stock kernels.
Also, i am used to playing games while charging. In JB, the battery only declined, even while charging when i played game. But in ics, there is charging instead of discharging even when i play games.
Therefore, jb is mess for me! So unstable with lesser battery....
"Like for ICS, comment for JB"
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An Aussie? Smutty humour? Never!
(I also had a juvenile chuckle earlier when someone said tit backup!)
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Yeah, I typed out several replies, not sure what would get me banned but I am sure a couple of them would've been close.
Users want update because its an update not because its better other wise noobs would not have flashed leaked test roms or Polish firmware .
jje