Welp about a week ago today i converted back to stock from CM7. The reason I did is because I was having so many problems in performance it wasn't worth the trouble to me to keep the ROM.
Now I am guessing that since all these Ascend's are not built the same that my problem probably will not apply to anyone else, but I will describe what was going on.
Problem List:
1) Random system reboots (Sometimes when it would random reboot it would not allow me to view the screen once the boot was complete. It would only show button lights, the screen would stay black/off)
2) SD card would *Unexpectedly Remove* at least 10 times a day. Then I would have to remove and reinstall it 2 times to get it to read the SD again.
3) Performance was lacking BADLY. Even OC @710 the system ran slower than the stock ROM does now. (I know what you will say, "Did you try not OC @ 710? Maybe it was unstable and that was causing your random restarts and SD removals", Yes I did. I ran the ROM OC @600 for 1 week and it did the same thing. I even went as far as downloading the latest ROM 4 different times and flashing it 4 times HOPING it was a bad packet or something, but it wasn't and it didn't fix the problem.
4) System loading performance was almost unbearable. I don't have many apps that I use on my phone. The main reason I got the phone is because i wanted to try out the android to see how it was. Once I got it I kinda got attached to it. Anyway, back on topic. When trying to open a App it would take on average 10-15 seconds to open any App, no matter what it was, Youtube, PayPal, Phandroid, Robo Defense, Drag Racing, yahoo Mail & Messenger, or facebook. (Which is the only apps I have on the phone) When trying to make a call and I open the Contacts that would take upwards to 30 seconds just to open the Contact list, Same for Dialer.
Another thing was when trying to access the phone after the lock screen *unlock scroll bar screen* The phone seemed to lock up for about 20 seconds before finally unlocking the phone and showing the home screen. (Which I have no Icons at all on any screen as I thought that was the cause of the system lag/bog down).
I am very happy with the appearance and Ideas behind the creators of Icarus, CM6, CM7. But for some reason my phone will just not run any of them without some kind of drastic problem in which I can not seem to find a solution.
So I flashed the stock ROM about a week ago and here is the results:
1) Not 1 single random reboot
2) Not 1 single SD card problem *Unexpectedly Removed*
3)The system boots fast, scrolls the App drawer without any lag, Unlocks fast and this is with 3 full screens of icons!
4) Apps open when I tap them, there is no wait at all (Except for the stock browser, it will lag just a few seconds. But I believe it does that because it is loading the last page that was visited)
All in all? I will have to say that stock is by far the best choice for me with this particular phone. It is noted that this really isn't a relevant topic Im sure. But I just got bored and decided I wanted to type a little and this is where it ended up. Sorry
Granted, if anyone has had these problems and they have found solutions to fix them I am willing to give it another shot.
last minute additive: The UPside to Cm7? There is a slight increase in battery life compared to stock ROM. That is for sure!
Sorry and thanks for your time
