Looking at trying a custom ROM. Some advice please.

[Nagrom]

Hi guys.

I'm on an international GT-I 9100, with Vodafone UK. I rooted a few months ago, but are still running the standard stock ICS ROM. However I've been encountering a HUGE problem with the phone rebooting about 6 times, and taking up to 30 mins to start working when its first switched on.

So I've decided I might try a custom ROM.

First of all can someone recommend a decent stable ICS ROM.

Also what's the score with modems? I had an old rooted 1st generation HTC desire, and ran loads of different roms on there without having to install a modem? Do you always need to install a modem with a GS2 ROM? Or do the roms come with them already installed, and its personal choice whether you install a new one or not?

Any advice would be great.

Andy

 

[ironass]

Hi guys.

I'm on an international GT-I 9100, with Vodafone UK. I rooted a few months ago, but are still running the standard stock ICS ROM. However I've been encountering a HUGE problem with the phone rebooting about 6 times, and taking up to 30 mins to start working when its first switched on.

You could either try going into Recovery mode and wiping cache and Dalvik cache or, if that doesn't help, a Factory Reset.

So I've decided I might try a custom ROM.

First of all can someone recommend a decent stable ICS ROM.

NEAT ROM is considered one of the most popular and stable ROM's around and is based largely on the stock firmware.

Also what's the score with modems? I had an old rooted 1st generation HTC desire, and ran loads of different roms on there without having to install a modem? Do you always need to install a modem with a GS2 ROM? Or do the roms come with them already installed, and its personal choice whether you install a new one or not?

You do not have to flash a modem if you are happy with your present one, which will be a Vodafone configured modem. Personally I found the Vodafone modem to be not as good as the one I am using at present on the Vodafone network, LPX. For more information on modems, see here:--

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-.../588852-modem-installation-dummies-guide.html

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-international-all-things-root/489457-latest-i9100-modems.html

 

[tauran121]

i'd second NEAT rom, it's brilliant. super battery as well.

 

[czhook]

i could recommend Portal Rom 2.1 ... latest stock 4.0.4 LPT with decent theme and tweaks, superb performance and battery life

 

[Nagrom]

Okay as my first ROM I'm giving Neat a go. Liking it so far.