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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Yes, factory reset and format internal media before you restore. I did the exact same thing (back to 4.3) last night after trying 4.4 for an hour, too many things don't work in Kitkat.

Make sure your 4.1.2 was at least EMG4 or later to avoid efs problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~DemonLord~:
Backup is the easiest thing to restore from as it replaces everything on your current rom including the rom itself. BUT i wouldnt advise that as it may cause IMEI problems encountered when downgrading from 4.3 to lower due to the format of the efs being changed(which is modem related). Your phone would no longer receive calls etc.

Ive personally experienced this by flashing a 4.1.2 rom over a 4.3. As for a restore i am very sure it will not cause a problem but it can. In any case you can backup your efs partition by various programs and then restore by nandroid. If any problem occurs then restore your efs partition or upgrade to 4.3 again and flash MG4 modem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bednim:
thanks a lot for your responses guys!

I have formated cache and dalvik, formated data and system and hit restore afterwards.

Worked a treat!

Downgraded to EMC2. No problems with IMEI or phone calls.

Everything works fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atros1:
Hey there recently got the S4 a few weeks ago, anyway I don't think I've been abusive to it but the charging port is loose now.

Any recommendations on how to fix this, without replacement? Is this common? Seems to be a very very fragile phone -__-

....I also stripped a screw trying to open the case (I've repaired lots of phones before, never had this happen)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Xifuuu:
Hello, this is my first post in this great forum that I follow a long time ago.

The fact is that I have an unlocked and root tf201, I now use a cyanogenmod rom with android 4.3.1 and not just go smoothly at all, you can recommend me the rom to go as smooth as possible? I do not want anything special, basically use the tablet for email, browsing, see pdf and office documents, manage the schedule and little else, I do not care whether or not the latest android. I've tried almost all stock and no more fluid will this last, so I would have to be some modified.

Thank you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] isene:
Go for Androwook Hearybean, and if you wnat to browse smooth: Browser2Ram

Everything you need is in Hairybean
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Xifuuu:
Ok now i,m using androbook and is ok, but i can't install browser2ram, is included in rom? Already i can't install outlook app...

Thanks

Enviado desde mi Transformer Prime TF201 mediante Tapatalk
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sleshepic:
I'm experimenting with some SlimRom Builds for tf201. If I can get em goin I'd say they'd be tossed into the mix of Smoothest Roms.

Love my Slim. just have to get my device tree setup as it's unsupported

Edit: building
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] billycar11:
Browser2ram is built into the ROM I think
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TaylorDahmer:
suppose i flashed a new rom to my device.. just the custom rom without a custom kernel.. but i want to go back to my stock rom and i have a nandroid backup of it.. is it safe or advisable to restore it via cwm? or do i need odin to get back to stock rom again?

:D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
you can just restore your nandroid backup if the custom rom is stock based without flashing stock rom via odin first

if it is cm/aosp based I would flash stock rom via odin first if you used percys kernel or kernel that converts system to ext then you can restore your nandroid backup

if the backup being restored is using the kernel used at time of backup you will get no errors

if the backup being restored is not using the kernel used at time of backup goto advanced restore and restore system and data only or flash the kernel that you were using when the backup was made first
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TaylorDahmer:
say example i flashed a custom rom with a custom kernel.. but the kernel is not cm/aosp based.. can i use my nandroid backup to get back to stock rom and kernel?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
rom yes kernel no - nandroid backup does not backup/restore your kernel

like I said - if the nandroid backup was made say on stock kernel then restore it on stock kernel or if using different kernel to which the backup was made on goto advance restore and restore only system and data
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TaylorDahmer:
rintal Irish

but i am using madteam's CWM. which i think backs up the kernel because there is boot.img in the backup files. correct me if im wrong :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
it doesnt restore it though - thats why I said if on different kernel advance restore system and data only because if you just do a normal restore your will get a boot.img failure and it wont restore

but you can always try and see what happens
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TaylorDahmer:
ohh,, everything is much clearer now.. thank you :) but what can i use to get back to stock kernel?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
if using gt-s5360

download hell fusion #50 kernel

flash it in cwm with system mounted

select option 1 install stock kernel

restart
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] vlc07:
flash stock rom using odin.....
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TaylorDahmer:
will that work on galaxy y duos?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
no - flash stock kernel for duos

search for it or flash stock rom via odin

or try using this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574499
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krneki10:
I'm looking for a stable 4.4 which would be as stable as possible. The reason for this is that I use my Nexus for alarm clock and it's really unpleasant if I find it in SOD when I oversleep. I don't really need so much additional features, it's a bonus though, but it's more important that it's fast and bugless.

Are there any or should I stay on Cataclysm 4.3?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kvikram:
Well, you can only reliably know which ROM is the most stable by trying them yourself. That's part of the culture of XDA, to try ROMs from different developers and then to give feedback on them.

As for me, I just installed the latest CM11 nightly and it seems reasonably stable. Will test the battery life and stability for a few more days after installing some apps. Will try XenonHD next if this one isn't stable enough or has poor battery life. The phone does get hot when I'm running heavy applications and games, which is the only problem I have noticed so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randomtd:
Im running the CM11 Nightlies as well and cant complain at all. Havent had any issues with any of them. I usually update every couple days to the latest nightly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyYan:
If it's just using the device as an alarm, then CM11 nightlies would be quite enough. I've been using my own GNex as an alarm too.

Sent from Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE @ CM11
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krneki10:
I've read through several ROM threads that a lot of them have have slowdowns and lags. Is that also the case for CM11? How about other CM based ROMs, like CM-remix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wolfsksie:
Can't say much about other roms (aside from CM i've only ever tried AOKP jb-mr2 briefly), i'm on CM11 M2 right now and i can say it's smooth and has no hiccups and lags - much better than stock 4.3 and cm10.2 which i had beforehand.

I'm also using the device as an alarm clock and it works well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Seriously? How many times do people have to be told that threads like this are against XDA rules. If you want a stable rom then try some roms out yourself and decide what you prefer for yourself. This is a development community meant for people that want to take the initiative to learn and do for themselves not a place for people to have others do their work for them.

Do some reading and you'll surely find the answers you seek.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] McDuffSmith:
me too. cant find anything. CM blows, pa has graphics glitches and vanir gives me reboots.

tried em all and they all seem to suck.

4.3 is waaaay smoother for me.

a stock 4.4.2 build would be great.

if anyone finds any decent roms + a good 4.4 kernel (Franco/Faux) or two let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krneki10:
Nephilim, sorry, I thought that it's forbidden to open only general ROM comparison threads, but I'm asking only for the ideas of pretty specific needs. You could also take this thread as a discussion if 4.4 ROMs in general are really stable enough for everyday use.

Not all of us have time to test every build of every ROM, because it would take a bit too much. That's why we have a community here to ask others for their opinion and experiences. At least that's how I imagine it, but of course, I might be wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iconicpaul:
what is your problem anyway ?

since when is illegal to ask for some information ? i was also curious for some information about custom roms and i stumbled upon the same message from you several times

if i ask for any useful information.....am i automatically a lazy who prefers to have others do my work ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
No it isnt illegal. But these threads are pointless... There is no best ROM so these threads will never be solved/answered. And the devs work hard to build a ROM and then some people in a thread will tell him his ROM sucks and the other one is better.. Its personal preference anyway. And every ROM is stable otherwise they wouldnt be released on xda (except when told otherwise or in beta etc.). Thats the whole point. There are tons of these threads. They are just useless. Just try out a ROM and if it suits your needs be happy and thank the developer and if you arent just move on to the next one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iconicpaul:
acknowledged, thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
My problem is that if you aren't willing to put in the work and try roms yourself you have no business on a development forum. Asking others is just looking for someone else to do the work for you. Threads like this are basically spam because any info you need can be found in the threads made for each rom. If you are asking in a thread like this you are definitely lazy because you obviously dont want to put in the effort of finding the information by reading the rom threads. Mrgnex pretty much said the rest.

Sent from my Android 4.4.2 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thijsoost:
ParanoidAndroid 4 BETA

I'm using an edited version of ParanoidAndroid 4 BETA. The official beta has some graphical issues and random freezes, but the edited version is very stable with no problems at all. It's based on Android 4.4.2. Give it a try: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2589481
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isajoo:
I'd fully agree with your comments, IF this thread was posted in development section, but it's not, it's in the GENERAL section.

So I don't see why NORMAL users(AKA non-flashaholics) can't freely discuss which ROM they prefer, regardless of stability.

BTW

I've tried out a lot of different/newer ROM's from 4.1 to 4.4.2 yet every time I've still went back to using PA 4.1.2 for over a year now, since no other ROM have the exact same great features I enjoy using daily.

Also I don't see why any Developer would really care if certain people dislike their ROM's, seeing as the whole reason they created one would be because they disliked the other ROM's available and wanted to build one them selves to their liking, many using the same features from other developers, just with their own tweaks.

Which is what I'm thinking I'll have learn to do since every ROM I've tested has some feature that's just not working as I'd like.

You suggesting every user go and test out every ROM just means there will be more individual threads created complaining about every ROM they flash/test.

So don't you think it's better to have 1 or 2 main ROM version threads in the GENERAL section to DISCUSS different individual Rom's in the GENERAL matter?

In other words if you don't really have anything to help out in the thread topic/discussion then just don't view it.

I personally enjoy reading about what others have to say, likely saving me time and headache from having to test out every Rom's myself.

I very much doubt there would be as many Rom's available as there are today if nobody discussed them.

Wasn't that the whole point of having an open sourced android OS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
First of all, threads like this would not be constantly deleted by Senior Moderators if they were allowed. Next, I never once said that everyone should go and try every rom. I said that people need to go to the rom threads and READ, if the rom seems like something they would like to try then they should flash it, if not move onto another rom. Next, after flashing the said rom they are trying they can READ the thread pertaining to said rom to find answers to their questions.

You see where I am going here?

There is NO REASON for threads like this. All the information anyone could need can be found in the rom threads. If an individual needs to make a thread like this it just says that they are too lazy to read all the information that is already provided in multiple threads, available to everyone. If you want to discuss a rom then make a community on Google+, I already have done the same. This site is called XDA

Developers

. If you have questions about a rom then read the thread about the rom and if you do not see the question you have already asked then go ahead and ask it.

If you want to make a thread here in the general section to discuss a rom you have already flashed and are running, that would not be a big issue either but..... Making a thread simply to ask others to tell you which rom is most stable or which rom is the best serve no purpose but to congest areas of XDA with useless spam.

If you are here, you have either rooted your device or plan to, either way if you are here for that then you have enough brains to read and gain knowledge the correct way by doing the legwork yourself.

If the amount of effort you put into trying to debate my legitimate reasons why this thread does not belong was put into discovering roms for yourself then there would never be a need for anyone to make a thread like this.

Bottomline, only lazy people make threads like this and XDA is for forum for adults seeking to enhance their knowledge of mobile development by way of contribution, not a G+ community to request everyone do your work for you while you sit around posting screenshots of your homescreen and icon theme.

Not a thing anyone responds to me with will justify these type of useless threads. Every way you can learn what you need about roms has been mentioned in my posts and none of them require an entire thread dedicated to asking others to give you the answers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Saturn1217:
I would respectfully disagree. Not everyone has followed the entire course of development for the Galaxy Nexus from the beginning. It is hard to know where to start if you are just now reading up on things (as I am). People are trying to do their research otherwise they would just flash any old thing and then complain when nothing works.

In many other fields (I work in biology) it is very common to have a review article to get people up to speed on a specific topic without them having to read every primary piece of evidence on a topic because that is a lot of needless repetitive work that has already been done. It isn't being lazy. It is being efficient.

I stumbled upon this thread and found it to be EXACTLY what I was looking for and very relevant. Just a quick guide to let me know if it was worth looking into kitkat roms or if (as I suspected) I should stick with Jelly Bean roms for now since stability is also my primary goal. I can't understand the hostile nature towards people trying to educate themselves that seems to permeate xda sometimes...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
Apparently you have not read a word of what I posted.

There is NO reason for these type of posts because all the information you seek on a rom or kernel is in their respective thread. Even if you do not want to use them you still have all the review you need from people on the thread that actually used the rom or kernel, these threads are a copout for lazy people that do not take the time to read where the information is already easily accessible. These types of threads are spam, they are made by people who come to XDA and do not even put a second of time into looking through threads before just expecting that posting a new thread and asking about what is the best will get them all the info they need without any effort.

I have said this many times already, In school, when you have a test or assignment, does your teacher give that test or assignment to you and then immediately hand over the answers? Hell no they don't, they expect you to research and study to find the answers. As adults that is what should be done here as well, otherwise you ultimately learn nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scsi_2k:
I use the official 4.4.2 gummy build and it is very stable for me and have not encountered any issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ppiimm123:
I am using VanirAOSP. Its very fast and also stable!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazyscow:
if you need the phone as an alarm clock and not much else. i would suggest to sell the gnext and buy an alarm clock :p

jk...anyway i downgraded back to slimbean 4.3 and i think its the best move i made in awhile. i get around 2 days of battery life. I also had a lot of bluetooth issues with car and my speakers so with 4.3 these problems are gone, but i think its just a general android issue that google just starts a bunch of projects but never perfects any of them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ricarpe:
I'm going to add my two cents to the discussion... and boost my post count to twenty while doing so.

While I do agree with Saturn1217's opinion that

I have to side with Nephilim. Unlike performing research in the sciences -- and I know what it's like to read thirty or forty articles dating back to the 1970s to present to get background information -- the information for the ROMs is easily available. A compilation thread doesn't make sense because ROMs change daily, and updating those changes in a compilation thread would be a full-time job in and of itself.

The best course of action is, as Nephilim said several times, to go to the various ROMs and read through their threads. Find out the problems that people are reporting; read the change logs (if you're so inclined); and, ask questions in the threads of the ROMs that interest you, or that seem to have the popularity/following of the community.

Threads that ask for the best ROM to do X become a burden to the forum moderators. Instead of providing objective evidence of why ROM 1 is better than ROM 2, it becomes a thread full of subjective valuations on which ROM is better and why ROM2 is the greatest piece of programming EVER; and ROM 1 sucks and should be erased from the internet.

I spent nearly a week researching ROMs, tools, etc. before I unlocked and rooted my Galaxy Nexus. The information is readily available and doesn't require quite the level of intense research of something like, say, biology or physics. Recently, I have been researching various 4.4 ROMs to flash to my Galaxy Nexus... although, I have also been contemplating "downgrading" to 4.2 for the sake of some issues I have had with my phone. Regardless, the best place to find this information is in the threads for the ROMs themselves instead of asking in the General Topics forum.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cstrife999:
Cm11 is pretty stable I'd say. Minus 1/20/2014 that is. For some reason that has given me many issues. From the network to system crashes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Juice3250:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2426408
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akash3656:
Let's see what's stable for a daily driver. OmniMetal, CM11, PA Beta 3, Shiny ROM (on rootzwiki, needs a bit of hacking to work on maguro). I've ran and tested ask this personally and they work fine for daily use.

Right now on OMNI official, hoping it's stable as I need my phone to be stable tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] exkubik:
In my opinion, OmniMetal is one of the best, good performance, stable and very battery friendly with Dirty kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kijus:
Yeah! Vanir is the best ROM in my opinion. It's so fast and stable!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
And this is why these threads are useless and not allowed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DR3W5K1:
Hey which radios are the best? How about launcher? I kid I kid...

Mods you can lock this one up now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iaom42:
Paranoid Android is the only ROM that ever satisfied me..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rcozzi:
Both sides of the argument is valid as these are not specifically development threads. But it would also better serve the purpose to let the OP know that no one can answer that question for you. They would only be able to speak of their own experience which could differ greatly and end up with the OP blaming all for their own mistakes. Agreed, the OP should read some of the dev threads and decide which one interests him and try it based on what he wants instead of what someone else likes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krneki10:
Well I'm getting frequent freezes and SOD (once, twice daily) on OmniMetal + DirtyV (or SmittyV), so I guess I'm searching for a stable combo once again. Any Ideas? Did anyone have similar problems and found a solution?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SpiderWolf:
U can try the CM-REMIX-Burst-Kernel-KANG+Mpokang Kernel with Tweaks it works great for me :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FerenczyRAM:
gotta love the irony

Great thread! does anybody else see the irony in pointing out the pointlessness of somebody else's post? Thanks for all the laughs!

---------- Post added at 07:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 AM ----------

I love threads like these, because they are great for giving me ideas on where to take my research next. The grumbling from the scholars on how the newcomers "just ain't right" is to be expected. I am not looking to blaze any trails, but just have a few of the existing trails pointed out for me. They may be painfully obvious to many, but I keep on tripping over them and still don't see them.

In the meantime my Manhattan settings just don't cut it, so I will see what else is out there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Atomix86:
Good thread, I was also interested in which would be the most stable as I will be receiving one of these for free soon. Thanks OP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Revan™:
Latest cm11 nightly isn't compatible with LINE messaging app..and makes the wifi bonkers..not like that's new to cm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] imjustafq:
shiny rom, 4.4.4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sanitynl:
Paranoid android 4.12 is very stable for me! And it is android 4.4. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fabi_92:
liquidsmooth is the best for me...

(although lately it's gotten worse)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brnelson80:
I too appreciate threads like this. It is interesting for me to read other users experiences. Shouldn't people who find these conversations annoying just avoid them by not opening up the thread?

Having said that, I have enjoyed trying many different roms and finally I have stuck with the most recent PA as it has had reliable 4g connectivity for me. Also it seems to have decent battery life and stability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Its not that people who think these threads are annoying wont avoid these threads. These threads are pointless. Diffrent people like diffrent things. Phones are diffent so diffrent roms are stable on different phones. And this isnt the only thread about the best rom. I get that people want to know what the best rom is cuz it is quite overwhelming but there just isnt a best rom.. Thats all ;)