[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] romracer:
[ROM] Alien ICS ★ Build #8 ★ The train won't stop going -- No way to slow down ★ 5/18

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Alien ICS provides a concocted stew of TouchWiz, and ICS for your Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Samsung's TouchWiz functionality stays intact, but Alien ICS brings a blast of speed to the experience. There are very few theme changes with this ROM.​

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- Based on AT&T UCLE2 4.0.4
- Various memory and speed tweaks
- Zipaligned
- Deodexed
- Rooted
- Busybox installed
- 5 icon dock enabled (4 + the app menu)
- 5 column app drawer
- Scrolling wallpaper!
- CRT off animation
- No carrier label
- No address book sync
- Customizable 15 toggle quick panel added
- Build.prop optimizations for speed, power savings
- Init.d scripts for compatible kernels (loopy smoothness, memkiller, zipalign on boot)
- Stock-ish kernel with custom ramdisk (disables ro.secure)
- Boot animation support!
- Recovery, Download added to Power Options
- Tethering enabled / entitlement check gone
- SIP over WiFi and 3G
- Updated applications
- Some GApps moved to /data for more flexible management
- Latest Superuser application and binary
- Bloatware removed
- Removal of HSPA+ upload limits
- Additional Samsung applications made removable
- Mms.apk mods: increased MMS text threshold, increased recipient limit, increased size limit
- Email.apk/Exchange.apk mod: removed security policy restrictions
- Removed “full battery” notification, vibration, sound, and screen wake.
- Enabled "Stay awake" option
- Added Internet call settings
- Transparent lock-screen default, changeable in Settings > Display > Lock screen wallpaper
- Additional Live Wallpapers
- Movie Editor
- sysro/sysrw added
- sqlite3 binary added
- bash and other miscellaneous binaries for the power user
- more coming soon!

Alien ICS #8 (full wipe - follow instructions below)

MD5 1930b67322b3849a1d46ca4d8ec69bd6​

0) Take a Nandroid backup of your current ROM first!

0.5) If possible, use the OneClick at least once. Some things can't reliably be accomplished in an updater-script.

1) Flash my ICS radio if you haven't yet. Seriously, do it. (Use my CWM zip here)

2) Wipe data/factory reset

3) Wipe cache

4) Install from SD card

5) Format /cache from "mounts and storage"

6) Reboot. First boot will take a while, be patient (5+ minutes).

7) AT&T Ready2Go is busted this release.

Alien ICS #8.1 update (no wipe - flashable over any version of build #8)

No update available at this time.

MD5 N/A​

0) Take a Nandroid backup of your current ROM first!

1) Apply update via CWM.

2) Reboot.

See the changelog in post #3 for important information.

DON'T KANG MY WORK! (yes, I'm looking at you).​

kennethpenn

Original GB author - BriefMobile

DesignGears

Original ICS leak

legendk95

15 toggle mod
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It's not working when I install! I'm receiving force closes, sitting at bootloops, etc.

Make sure you're installing the ROM correctly. Remember that kernels, MODs, radios, and carriers can mess with your phone's performance and workability.

I'm not on AT&T and this ROM is completely broken!

This ROM is not necessarily designed for international compatibility. Please wait for future updates or attempt an install with a proper international kernel. I hear it works fine on Rogers, but you'll need to add your APN. Google for directions on how to do that.

Why is my device running/booting slowly?

Your first boot will take an unimaginably long time. After that, your device will continue to run slowly until the application cache is built up. Don't worry, the speed will increase as you use the ROM!

Why is my battery life bad?

Your battery life is often killed when flashing ROMs in CWM. For the best battery life, you must drain your device’s battery until it turns off. Plug the device into the AC adapter and let it charge until the image says 100% charged. Then turn it on and use the volume buttons to boot into CWM. Click Wipe Battery Stats under the advanced menu. Then you should charge to 100% and install the ROM. Battery life should be comparable to (if not better than) every other ROM.

Where's my bloatware?

Alien ICS deletes unnecessary bloatware that can be replaced by better applications in the Android Market. If you'd like the bloatware back, you can download the CWM bloatware installer from here.

Why isn't there a battery mod?

You can cook your own battery mod using the UOT kitchen.