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[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pr0cs:
The gTablet is a great 'tinkering' device and if you have the dough now $280 is a good price for a 'toy'.

If you want something serious then I would wait to see how things shake out since there are a myriad of new tablets out this year.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miatawnt2b:
I wouldnt even consider a xoom with the acer A500 coming on the 24th.

-j
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g0t0:
Get a XOOM if you just don't care about wasting money:)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filterking:
I have both

I have both a 3G Xoom and the Gtablet. Actually this is my second Gtab. I dropped the first and broke it. I then purchase a Xoom to replace it, but I missed my Gtab and replaced it on the Woot sale.

I don't have any issues with my Xoom all the apps I normally use run just fine on it. The screen is fantastic on my Xoom. It the best screen I have seen yet on a tablet. Even so, I still use my Gtab more than the Xoom.

Running the new GB rom from gojimi the Viewsonic is as smooth as glass and the touch sensitivity is perfect. The tablet is fast and dependable. At this time I personally would not buy a Xoom if I had to do it again. I would wait until some of the other tablets hit the market, which should be very soon. I would compare them all and then decide.

I believe we will see the price drop some on the Xoom as the new tabs are released. I am not saying that I would not buy another Xoom, it still would be at the top of my list. It is a Google experience tablet and Motorola is an American company, both are pluses to me, but there will be a lot of options available shortly.

Thanks to the developers here at XDA the gtab is a great value with the current pricing. Honeycomb needs some work in my opinion before it is on par with gojimis VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition. The gtab is also a relative inexpensive tablet for a noob like myself to learn how to mod on. I guess for me the bottom line is, I have more fun with the gtablet then I do with the Xoom.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinc2010:
Thank you so much to all! I will wait till the transformer comes out and if its as expensive as the xoom I will go with the Gtablet as it seems the best buy for the money. Thanks again for all your quick replies!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Purple Drama Llama:
I'm tired of not being able to side load apps without a computer. I think I'm gonna root with superoneclick (if i can? I believe you can?) and just enable non market apps. Will this affect future updates via ota? I don't plan on doing anything else besides root & side loading. Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiredPirate:
Dont use super one click. Gladroot, search the dev section. And yes it will affect your updates. You will have to come back and READ the forums when its time to update.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Purple Drama Llama:
Hmmm, I've been reading around (in the case if other phones) and all say you just usually lose root. It doesn't affect updates. Why in the Atrix's case does it affect OTA's?
[A7 General] Cowboy7704:
This may seem like a really stupid question, but has anyone tried/succeeded in seeing if this device can charge off USB? That is really the only thing I dislike about it now that I have Dexter, I travel a lot and hauling an extra charger is just a pain.
[A7 General] ninetoes49:
What about charging thru the docking port if we had a usb cable to fit it?
[A7 General] Dexter_nlb:
im sure docking port would work, as it does work with folio100 as example.

but usb charge, is probably a no-go, i guess hardware needs to be redesigned to enable usb charging although kernel does allow you to enable it, but again, maybe a pin of the chip needs to attach to another location on board to enable it.

on folio100 it did not work.. and without kernel source to try changing/enabling it we dont know if it would work..

and remember the port is host/device based, so it might also be it only works when in device mode, which also means travellers would not be able to attach anything if they charge it.. so might be conflicting interests on how it should work. (if it worked)
[A7 General] Cowboy7704:
Thanks for the reply.

I know I've seen this question asked elsewhere, but not for a while. You mentioned the docking port, have we seen ANYTHING that connects to it? even if not a full docking station, a cable to connect via USB to a computer.

Or has anyone figured out a pin map that someone could cobble together a cable
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
Hello fellow XDA members. I have become obsessed with flashing Roms lately so I wanted to start this thread to figure out which Rom to flash next for my Epic.

So here is my question, What is the Best Rom in your opinion and why? It can be any Epic rom and for any reason(stable, fast, battery life, etc) The more reasons the better. So answer below and we can have a good discussion of this as well. I am not trying to promote or put down any Roms this is just for my use, and perhaps others that don't know which one to use next. I will probably start a poll soon too.
[Epic 4G General] Darkshneider:
If you like flashing so much, just try them all, stay with one for a while and keep the one you like the most... not everyone has the same experiences with ROMs and peoples opinions differ. Just try them yourself.
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
I know that, and I plan to do so. I just figured this would be a good discussion thread, for the general discussion thread.

The opinions of the users matter when it comes to Roms. So I thought it would be nice for a place to compare and contrast what each Roms are missing and what they are bringing to the table.
[Epic 4G General] ezsoulja:
Personally i like syndicates frozen rom with impalers keyboard patch but then love midnights byor because its empty of bull**** pretty much but find bonsai to be effiecient so its hard to really choose between them all and with the right kernel but right now im running syndicates 1.1.0 with visionkernel 1.4ghz setup
[Epic 4G General] tenaciousj:
I like ACS myself.
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
*in my best dj khali voice* We takin over......

We can't tell you witch is best. They all have there pros and cons. Flash them all to you find what suites your needs.
[Epic 4G General] DrKaotica:
I was like u once.. got home from work and flashed a new theme and/or rom almost every day. Then I flashed syndicaterom frozen 1.1.0

I haven't flashed a thing in 3+ weeks.. because I haven't had a single issue. Its like this is the rom my phone was built to run :)
[Epic 4G General] dchawk81:
Stock.

It's stable. Battery life is good after removing bloat, freezing DRM, and deleting SNS.
[Epic 4G General] socos25:
FROZEN 1.1. works for me.. Tried the others, but find this to be the best for me.

Not only is the ROM top notch, but it has the best support out there. Those guys are right on it when someone has a problem, and they show such patience when dealing with the same question for the 1000th time..
[Epic 4G General] rockrerun:
SyndicateRom Frozen version 1.0.2.

I run the old version because it seems to run faster, and I have less problems with it. (please don't respond and tell me how I'm wrong and/or how to fix it. I am so incredibly happy with 1.0.2 that I will likely never change to a different froyo rom.)
[Epic 4G General] realtylens:
+1 for ACS. I thought I was happy on Bonsai, then I started seeing more themes for ACS rather than Bonsai so I switched and haven't looked back. Better battery life and easy auto-backup/restore are my main points.

The one con is I'm no longer stable at 100mhz. Hoping a kernal update will fix this soon.

Sent from my Google Phone with a keyboard
[Epic 4G General] forcelite:
I like ACS syndicate as well and is what I am running.

Also Bonsai 4 is good, use one of those 2.

ACS doesn't have both wired & wireless tether working really, but is supposed to next version.

Force
[Epic 4G General] badbeats:
Bonsai!

Its been the most stable, great speed, everything seems smooth, and it back ups data.

I love it!
[Epic 4G General] Quis89:
I'm done with roms...back when I was on stock EB13 with a few modifications, (Ext4, custom kernal, overclocked) my phone was running BEAUTIFULLY. No issues at all whatsoever. Then I got convinced to flash a custom ROM when EC05 dropped. So I did it. I've tried Syndicate, Midnight and Viper and none of which ran as smoothly as my stock phone with a few modifications. Syndicate gave me FC's left and right, all day and all night. I tried wiping and reflashing several times...no dice...

Midnight gave me HORRIBLE battery life and random reboots. When I would press my power key to turn it off, my phone would freeze...then I would get a black screen with my keypad lit and the bottom touch buttons lit...but no option to turn my phone off. It would just vibrate periodically until I did a battery pull. I would then power the phone back up only to be introduced to the Setup Wizard each time and forced to log into my gmail. Again...I tried wipes and reflashing. That helped the setup wizard issue...but not the power down issue or the random reboots.

Viper...battery life was better. But the lag seemed too severe to justify after I had been spoiled on FLAWLESS performance.

So I plan on going back to EC05...completely stock and do my own thing from there. I've had nothing but bad luck on the custom ROM scene. I greatly respect and appreciate everything the devs are doing...but the custom ROMS are just not for me. I depend on my phone too greatly to have these issues reoccuring.
[Epic 4G General] MbTurner1977:
I would have to agree I like syndicate rom frozen. I haven't tied many but I like this one. it's very stable. No force closes or anything .

Samsung Epic 4g
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
I have tried syndicate (still have my backup should I want to reflash) it was nice, but I am currently am using red beast and the genocide kernel and my phone is running smoother than I thought possible. syndicate is great, but this rom is great too, and soooo beautiful lol

Sent from my Epic RED BEAST with a GENOCID[E]AL kernel from the transparent XDA app from theimpaler747
[Epic 4G General] dsalman:
I really like baked snack 2.3
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
+1

Great battery life, no crackling sound, really fastt.
[Epic 4G General] aypanthony:
Another for Bonsai 4
[Epic 4G General] Alkah0liK:
Nebula has been a great and consistent rom through several releases. I will go back as soon as the ec05 version is ready. Testing out viper rom right now to see what eb13 is like, and thoroughly enjoying it. Pretty zippy and stable but seemed "bulky" with viper mods/addons out of the gate..... some are useful.
[Epic 4G General] mi7chy:
EC05 is a POS update from Samsung/Sprint with browser GUI glitches where long press on some web pages causes a block of the browser to constantly resize/move about and the phone in general gets laggy over time. Running DI18 and EC05 modem (hopefully to resolve bluetooth issues) but for the most part DI18 has the fewest glitches, is the most responsive especially browser scrolling and the most stable (was getting 600+ hrs uptime before intentional reboot). A stable and functional phone is important to me so I don't overclock, don't care much for eye candy and I don't have time to beta test custom ROMs.
[Epic 4G General] 265ada:
baked snack 2.3

FAST and about 39 hours on a single charge with 4 hours 12 minutes of screen time.... and 2 hours and 28 mins of talk beat that stock batt to...
[Epic 4G General] ericizzy1:
and this rom is available where?
[Epic 4G General] Scott Summers:
Currently on Midnight ROM 5.2 (Journaling Off). No issues whatsoever. Everything just works!
[Epic 4G General] 265ada:
you need to be a member though =./

MOD EDIT: GPL

membership required but he eventually places all roms out to the public
[Epic 4G General] johndoehizzle:
I tried all the ec05 roms.n didn't like the fact that they had gps problems and there really isn't a flashable zip to fix it.

So about an hour ago.I odin'd the ec05.and loving it.gps working great and phone's running smooth.ill probably go back and try out some roms though.knowing how antsy I get with flashing roms lol.
[Epic 4G General] whitfield77:
Have had bonsai, midnight, and syndicate frozen on over the past couple months. Syndicate has been the predominate rom for me though. Has been very stable & battery life is much better than my wife's stock ec05. Seems pretty fast too. Only gripes would be slight lag switching from landscape/portriat & haven't been able to get any Sprint apps working yet.
[Epic 4G General] rgregg504:
Wow guess what I heard is true. Seems like you have to "Donate" to even view anything. Complete BS. And people complained about Bonsai. What a joke.
[Epic 4G General] badbeats:
Wait your saying you get more life when your screen is on versus when your on the phone???

I would say I get twice the battery being on the phone vs playing a video game or even using wifi and the browser.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
Don't think i've ever used stock browser or cared much for it ever since Dolphin Mini.

Stock EC05, rooted, bloatware removed with sdx app remover. Happy camper. Tired of custom ROMS.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
or you can go here.. http://forum.androidcentral.com/epi...ed-snack-froyo-eb13-ec05-more-undisputed.html

but you won't have the latest 2.3. 2.4 is dropping soon as well.

by far the best rom i've tried hands down. My phone just loves the rom.

*just realized links are taken down. but $5 is nothing.. the ROM/Kernel is Ahmazing!
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
You won't have anything, as Hero_Over is barred from posting links on AndroidCentral because he is continuing to openly violate the GPL.

This. Just go try them all out.
[Epic 4G General] rgregg504:
Its really not about the 5 bucks. Its the principal. I downloaded bonsai for free but donated after the fact. Making it basically mandatory is bullsh*t. Big difference there.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
i guess.. the rom is rock solid regardless.
[Epic 4G General] theimpaler747:
Removed links to the banned rom on XDA. The rom is banned because it violates GPL. Please do not link to it. Thank you.
[Epic 4G General] Mutiny32:
midnightROM because of it's lack of bull**** and modular design. Plus, he listens to people about problems with his ROM and fixes them instead of blaming the user for being stupid.

Oh, that and it runs butter-smooth on my phone without me having to worry about looking at it funny and end up requiring a battery pull.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
Stock, rooted, with latest genocide kernal.
[Epic 4G General] cbpagent72:
I used to like syndicate but it has been too unstable on my phone with many wipes and reloads. I think it is the kernel they package in the rom.
[Epic 4G General] xaodxsynester:
Hands Down Synergy 5.0 I think it is a hell of a lot better than Syndicate Frozen.
[Epic 4G General] tenaciousj:
Are you talking about SRF 1.1? If so its mentioned many many times in the thread that if the stock kernel doesn't work for you then flash Vision kernel. Vision runs great.
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
I had that problem too, after a reloaded factory stock and them reflashed, it was still unstable, I found out that my app data was the problem from too many backups and restores. I reflashed and installed apps manually and it is fine now.

To everyone saying to try them all out, It is just nice to see some inter-rom discussion. Don't you agree? If you don't, well then why are you posting here?
[Epic 4G General] dandrumma:
I've been running Syndicate Frozen Rom Standard 1.1 for a week now and it's been super solid, improved speed and much better battery life.
[Epic 4G General] cache83:
I've been running SRF 1.1 with the Vision 1.2 kernel and it's loooooooovely

tried the genocide kernel because i was hearing some great things but for some reason it was a bit laggy on my phone...
[Epic 4G General] herbthehammer:
Judging by some of the recent snafus, I would say stock rooted would be the best bet. Sarcasm
[Epic 4G General] Glewis21:
CM7
[Epic 4G General] cholepuree1:
midnight 5.2
[Epic 4G General] DCRocks:
IMO, most ROMs are really close to one another, so what makes the major difference for me is the themes for each ROM.

If my Fav theme does not support the ROM, I will probably switch to a ROM it does support.

Currently I am on Syndicate Frozen 1.1.0, and it has been working perfectly
[Epic 4G General] stkiswr:
Lol stock rerfs ec05 for us. All other roms we used eventually had hickups. This has been rock solid. Fantastic battery life. As for theming...we didn't/don't care, but get adw ex launcher and add flavor from there. Maybe its just my wife's epic as I am no noob to roms.

I also froze carrier IQ and that's pretty much it. I'm kinda partial to touch wiz as it looks nice on the phone.
[Epic 4G General] splashmktg:
I was a "flashaholic" with my winmo Touch Pro2 but my first with Epic was Bonsai. It took me forever and several computers to finally get rooted. I loved it. I upgraded to a new beta version and it hit the perverbial fan. Going back wasn't working either. I decided to try Frozen 1.1 and had some of the same problems with FC's. I wiped everything and reflashed...everything is fine now and I am lovin't it.

I will give Bonzai another try when we get 4.1 released again but meanwhile I'm happy where I am. Both roms seem great! I salute both developement groups and their very good support.
[Epic 4G General] robertking10:
I'm currently running syndicate 1.0.1 with vision kernel. Runns great very smooth with good battery life, I really like the theme and the app package voodoo plus a great wireless tether. I had problems with rooted stock EC05 and the wireless tether from the market. My other phones (unactivated) would'nt pick up the ad-hoc signal. But ACS wireless tether activates your sprint hot spot and does the job. Thank you ACS team:D:D:D

Also testing CM7 seems very fast got 1900 quadrant score and love the screen off. Like turning off old T.V. :p:p:p Can't wait for more.

Thank you again dev's for makeing our phones awsome:cool:
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
Not all roms are created equal, but good support is always better when it is all said and done.

Now development is headed towards roms that root, install cwm, and install kernels as well. This move is where it separates the girls from the women and support is king!

Sent from Bonsai 7.0.3
[Epic 4G General] RoZm X:
Wow it's almost hard to decide which rom to flash for my girl. Her phone gives her problems (lag, reboots, internet drops) and she is on stock stock..

She swaps batteries a lot so the no journal thing drive her insane on nebula..

Which rom is good with out the no journal thing. Sorry I am not familiar with the epic, I'm a vibrant user :/
[Epic 4G General] hamsoplo:
Can you explain "froze carrier IQ"?
[Epic 4G General] stkiswr:
After flashing stock ec05 w stock kernel I rooted and used titanium to freeze carrier IQ and another IQ file. I have no idea if it affects battery i just read that It may help. Her epic 4g has ran perfect for 2 weeks since flashing thus w no hangups, no reboots. Its just ran perfect. Other than titanium the phone is fairly story k w all sprint bloat associated e this rerfs Rom. Couldn't Mr more satisfied finally. No other Rom gas given us the functionality and reliability on 2.2.1 as this.
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
My new computer arrives Wednesday. This thread has been great for keeping me plan. The patience required has become maddening.
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
And this is exactly why I started this thread.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
You can re-enable journaling on any ROM that doesn't have it by making a nandroid backup (backing up in CWM) and then restoring it. It will keep all your data, settings, everything, but it will turn journaling back on.
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
You can't just freeze Carrier IQ with Titanium Backup. It doesn't work like that. You may disable some tiny, surface-visible portion of it, but trust me... as the one who removed it... I know it takes MUCH more than that.
[Epic 4G General] stkiswr:
I understand. I just read a tutorial that stated I could freeze or delete 2 system IQ files and I did. Dunno if it is helping and don't care as the epic is running perfect...finally lol
[Epic 4G General] imdjenk:
The only one I know of that comes in a journal ON version is Midnight ROM.

Personally I'm on Midnight Rom EXT4 w/ journaling ON
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Viper Synergy 5.0 (journaling is on) is very fast and stable imo but I could never stand the orange style dropdown bar and I settled with midnight for its speed and more "mellow" look
[Epic 4G General] RoZm X:
I'm going to try the syndicate rom I think it's called.. And do the nand backup, thank you for letting me know..
[Epic 4G General] stir fry a lot:
Every phone is different when it comes to ACS and kernels in my experience. I would download Vision, Twilight and Genocide all at once and try each one for a day or two until you find the right one for you. I'm a big fan of Vision personally.
[Epic 4G General] rotarant:
ViperRom Synergy 5.0 on EC05. Running VisionKernel_v1.1. Works Amazingly. Only issue now is battery life with the overclock.

Works better than ACS Frozen 1.1.0. Only issue i had was the search button was not working... was an easy fix.
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
MidNIGHT is FAST and stable. Syndicate had my vote but the current version freezes often and FC's on me for quite a few apps, so I settled with midNIGHT. <3 midNIGHT
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
Both extremely easily solvable problem! Follow a few simple troubleshooting steps and you will find there are no issues at all.
[Epic 4G General] silver03wrx:
Ive used every rom and I'm voting acs syndicate. By far has been the best for me. No force closes no glitches. Fast 100 percent stable. Gps works great. And data .
[Epic 4G General] djjroc007:
Syndicate Frozen is working great for me. Flashed the Honeycomb theme over it. Very nice! Thought about trying viper, but it still says on the page that its not updated for ec05 yet.

I was wondering also, when Sprint decides to release Gingerbread ota, will I be able to get it, or will I have to Odin back to stock in order to receive the update?

How do you think Gingerbread will compare to the custom roms? Is it worth the upgrade, or better to stay on a custom rom?
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
You will not get it OTA unless you're on stock so yes you will have to

odin back to stock.

but Devs will most likely post a prerooted version hours after it is release OTA or Leaked....

You will definitely want to switch to Gingerbread when it is released it comes with ....
[Epic 4G General] babystewie:
I had Frozen Syndicate on my phone but had to take it off because of the constant freezing.
[Epic 4G General] Glewis21:
CM7 is the best rom cant wait to intill its done
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
I'm going to go for Frozen Syndicate w/ LP. What will I notice overall?
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
More speed, more responsiveness, better battery life, no checkerboarding in the browser, no 'battery full' popups, a reboot option in the shutdown menu, a classy theme... ;)

As noted countless times throughout the SRF thread and all over these boards, the solution is simple - flash VisionKernel 1.1 or Genocide.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Speed/ Stability/ Feeling of Sexiness
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
I tried those fixes but my camera would FC or my camcorder, I forget which one. I'll deffo give syndicate another try when it's updated. ;)
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
Camcorder - and that was only one of the kernels available. Unless you tried VisionKernel 1.1 and Genocide as well... you didn't try the fixes at all. ;)
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
Ok you win, I'll give Syndicate another try. I did really like it while I was on it on previous versions. ;)
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
Do I have to flash any of those kernels our is it ok to just do a rom and theme?
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
You needn't flash any alternate kernel unless you get freezes - and only a few people do.
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
I'm sure it's phone specific, but do you guys prefer kernels?
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
The Twilight Zone kernel is included with SRF.