Just ROMed and I dont see much of a difference

[Guest tobybarker]

Have jusy installed Jellyfish rom, which was nice and easy, thanks to the info on this site.

However, I cant say it has done much for the in-phone experience. Doesnt seem any quicker (in fact sometimes it seems actually slower).

The main difference seems to be the annoying "Connection cannot be made" which appears multiple times. I can't find what causes it.

Am thinking of putting it back how it was from new.

Am I missing something?!

[Guest That-Guy]

Do you have Minimal RSS Widget Installed?

That will cause the "Connection cannot be made" message.

Also make sure you reboot a few times to bring your phone up to speed. All Caching should be done :P

[Guest relentlessforce]

Did you install every app that comes with it?

[Guest Kthulhu]

A custom rom it is not a better rom, everybody has his own preferences....but you are using Android 2.2 Froyo in a device that was sold with Android 2.1 Ecleair.

It may not be a change from day to night but (apart from windows :D ) a new OS is always an improvement.

[Guest tobybarker]

I dont know about the RSS reader - unless it came with the ROM, then no, but will have a look.

I have rebooted a few times.

I just followed the installation as described elsewhere here, so whatever apps it came with got installed.

Anyhow, will change back to the original (I did back it up to the SD, now have to find out how to get it back)

I guess I was expecting miracles :D

TBH I am underwhelmed at Android as far as I have experienced it thus far. Hoping it will grow on me.

[Guest alltheway3]

I guess I was expecting miracles :D

TBH I am underwhelmed at Android as far as I have experienced it thus far. Hoping it will grow on me.

What were your expectations? IMO, the only competitor is the iPhone OS and I would say Android is on par with it so what more would you ask for?

[Guest tobybarker]

What were your expectations? IMO, the only competitor is the iPhone OS and I would say Android is on par with it so what more would you ask for?

I am comparing it with iPhone, yes. An altogether more fluid and pleasurable environment, IMHO, not to mention the fact that you have no worries that an app will work on your device (unlike Android). If it wasn't for the price tag of the iPhone...

[Guest targetbsp]

Yep. An Aston Martin is a far faster and more pleasurable experience than my Golf. But damn those price tags! :D

Where this phone rules is value. No-ones ever claimed it's as good as the £400 phones but it's a hell of a lot closer than it should be for £100.

On topic though, Jellyfish doesn't have hardware accelerated UI on by default. Have you tried using that addon? Or if Jellyfish isn't working for you, maybe try another froyo rom?

Edited February 13, 2011 by targetbsp

[Guest tobybarker]

Yep. An Aston Martin is a far faster and more pleasurable experience than my Golf. But damn those price tags! :D

Where this phone rules is value. No-ones ever claimed it's as good as the £400 phones but it's a hell of a lot closer than it should be for £100.

On topic though, Jellyfish doesn't have hardware accelerated UI on by default. Have you tried using that addon? Or if Jellyfish isn't working for you, maybe try another froyo rom?

I dont see Android being as good as ios, a it is executed here, is all I am saying.

Anyway, I will look for accelerated UI addon, thanks. What exactly should I search for?

[Guest SqueakyG]

I must admit that when I changed from stock ROM to a custom ROM (JJ9 was the first I tried) I noticed no difference whatsoever.

Everyone said that things like Angry Birds and video playback would be totally smooth, but they were no different to the stock 2.1 ROM. I have Angry Birds Seasons, and some levels take about 10 seconds before they are playable, then grind down horribly when you fire a bird (I presume these levels have more complex physics than other levels). I wonder why people say Angry Birds is totally smooth for them? Do they have the first game, and Seasons is more demanding on the processor?

I also notice no speed differences between different 2.2 ROMS, between having hardware acceleration on or off, or having Stagefright on or off. In terms of speed, it's an identical phone no matter what ROM or settings.

I have enjoyed this whole custom ROM thing though! I came to it as a total noob, thinking it was scary and complicated. Now I've learned all kinds of things about Android that I never knew. It's been fun. I think trying new ROMs might keep my phone interesting in the months after "New toy" excitement wears off.

[Guest Frankish]

To see Android at its best, in my opinion you need to buy a HTC device with Sense. (Remember my opinion, i know it's bloated...) My Desire with Sense was a wonderful experience and a hell of a lot smoother than my partners iPhone 3gs with a lot more customisation options.

However with a child on the way being the sensible chap i am i bought the Blade and am still very happy with the experience. I think Android just takes a lot of tweaking to get it how you want.

Why did you choose Japanese Jellyfish? It's no longer supported by the dev.

Flibblesan is actively maintaining his FLB G2 rom, there are definitely NO "connection cannot be made" errors, for me it is as smooth as it could possibly get on a 600mhz processor. (Although i installed overclock addon and am at 710mhz now)

The connection error is something to do with apns although i never fixed it even using Cyanogenmod apns! Flibs rom is great, try that maybe then restore your 2.1 backup.

Also Angry Birds is still not smooth for me on ANY rom i have tried. It's playable but even with low graphics mode enabled still lags at times!

[Guest targetbsp]

Angry birds doesn't seem to benefit from Froyo (those testing cyanogen say it works great there though). But a LOT of other games benefit from 2.2.

From my collection: Armored Strike, Tower Raiders and Leave Devil Alone are all much faster.

[Guest Rotmann]

+1 for FLB Froyo if you want the best 2.2 experience. Performance is way better than 2.1.

[Guest SqueakyG]

When I arrived here it seemed like the two big contenders were JJ and MCR. I have tried both of these (JJ9 and MCR r12) and there are things I like and don't like about both, but they are generally identical in terms of speed and battery life.

I don't plan to flash ROMs very often now, since it takes up a whole evening playing with a new one and I'm quite busy. But it seems like FLB is well-respected, so can anyone tell me why they think it's better than JJ or MCR? I do admire the fact that flibblesan is very active on the forums and so dedicated to his ROM, but is it better? I think I've been put off by some things I read about how it boosts audio levels to distortion, and some other bugs such as wifi switching phone signal off. Perhaps a continually-developed ROM just means continual bugs?

Edited February 14, 2011 by SqueakyG

[Guest Spaennis]

the hw ui addon is in the jap jelly thread, and why not use ahb overclock also? the "connection can not be made" issue will remain until you choose network operator and network access-point in the mobile network settings.

and oh, download set cpu from market and turn it upp to around 700mhz, it´s like a donkey-kick in the ass... my phone has never been this smooth, it´s like melting butter in non-stick frying pan :D and why not top it of with a nice theme, ADW launcher EX and 0x90 mod? :D

[Guest Rotmann]

I just posted this in another thread, and decided it's pertinent here too:

When I arrived here it seemed like the two big contenders were JJ and MCR. I have tried both of these (JJ9 and MCR r12) and there are things I like and don't like about both, but they are generally identical in terms of speed and battery life.

I don't plan to flash ROMs very often now, since it takes up a whole evening playing with a new one and I'm quite busy. But it seems like FLB is well-respected, so can anyone tell me why they think it's better than JJ or MCR? I do admire the fact that flibblesan is very active on the forums and so dedicated to his ROM, but is it better? I think I've been put off by some things I read about how it messes around with audio levels, and some other bugs such as wifi switching phone signal off.

Look at what the people say:

In general FLB-Froyo G2 has been excellent. I switched from the JJ recently. This feels much smoother even without overclocking and also drains battery much slower.

I switched from JJRLS4 (+ the new kernel) to FLB8a (slim edition) and overall I think the performance & battery usage have been better. But I still need few days to experiment with the options.

i have switched from jj9 to r8a

r8a is better especially for the battery

Can someone please help. I have ran this as my rom for two days now and i can't get my battery to drain as fast as Japanese Jellyfish? I overclocked to 710mhz and enabled HWUI...the rom got smoother but still my battery lasts longer...i think something is broken????

I can't get over just how good battery life is for me on this rom...

For me personally. On a normal work day my usage is pretty much identical each day. On Japanese Jellyfish i'm off the charger at half 6 then by 12 (5 and a half hours) it has gone low end of 70 odd percent. Today same usage with this rom high end of 80 and the same previous work day.

It may not be massive difference but to me 10% is 10%. :D

FLB FTW :D

[Guest tobybarker]

All very useful input, thanks.

Is it be4st to go from r4om to rom, or should i restore the orig. from backup first? how do I do the latter?

[Guest Frankish]

All very useful input, thanks.

Is it be4st to go from r4om to rom, or should i restore the orig. from backup first? how do I do the latter?

It's fine to go from rom to rom just make sure you select to wipe data/factory reset before flashing new rom.

[Guest tobybarker]

It's fine to go from rom to rom just make sure you select to wipe data/factory reset before flashing new rom.

thanks. here I go, then.