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[POLL] KitKat-based LBL ROM choices

So, @neXus PRIME wants to make a locked bootloader-compatible ROM, aside from his wonderful AOSPA port. Now it's your choice, so choose the ROM you want carefully.

Huh one choice...
But one is not enough .-.

I know, but my hard disk space is not enough.
I have currently PA and aokp sources.
I am planning to replace aokp sources with the one you guys pick here. I can do a third too but then i will have to delete ccache space... But that is not good.

I'd like to see MIUI get updated to the latest version and see how that runs on our device because the MIUI interface itself looks pretty slick, and if possible a port of multirom would be a nice thing as well (if possible: don't know if our device is using fstab or rc)

noahvt said:
I'd like to see MIUI get updated to the latest version and see how that runs on our device because the MIUI interface itself looks pretty slick, and if possible a port of multirom would be a nice thing as well (if possible: don't know if our device is using fstab or rc)
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I agree too

Like Paranoid Nexus, there is the chance of chosen rom to work with unlocked bootloader?

I can choice easier if I know which rom has what kind of features.

Actually MIUI seems like a good idea, plus it's a bit different when compared to the AOSP bunch.

Yeah MIUI would be cool, but if not i would love to see carbon or pacman on LBL.

@neXus PRIME
i appreciate your hard work buddy
instead of which rom you compile,i think we need advanced custom kernel like doomkernel...i'm currently using pacman 4.4.4 and none of cutom kernel present on forum does'nt works

Can we have avatar rom!

Avatar, Chameleon, AOSBam, Sonic.....wtf.... so many kangerzzz
But why is PURE AOSP winning out???

Don't know why but vanir being a ubl ROM is really fast and smooth, is it in the ROM or the optimisations by the dev??
In the feature code, ahe has mentioned many compiler optimisations, isbit because of them or the ROM????

I would have said Slimkat if bagyusz doesn't update it, but as of now i don't know if he will.

An update to the latest MIUI would be lovely, locked or unlocked BL is a matter of secondary importance for me
Apart from that Carbon, Vanir and PACman on a stock/stock-based kernel would also be nice

neXus PRIME said:
Avatar, Chameleon, AOSBam, Sonic.....wtf.... so many kangerzzz
But why is PURE AOSP winning out???
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I think that some peoples want to have the android L version. Also they choosed Pure AOSP. This day, Google push the sdk of the android l version.
For android kitkat based, you can do MIUI Rom or if you want an AOSP, you can choose the AOKP.

The problem with android L is we'd have to check the LBL kernel modules we have work on it otherwise its another big job to update (if its even possible).

No L possible. End of story. Just vote the available choices

Well, when I was adding AOSP to the poll I didn't even think of Android L. Maybe I should have written it more precisely.
And yeah, there is a lot of work to do to make L work on LBL. The first thing that's coming to my head are Adreno drivers from 4.3(we are using them in KitKat, so it's not clean and fully working by any means). The second thing is power saving mode in L: we don't know if that's a kernel or OS feature... And there are many things that may result in a complete incompatibility between our kernel and Android L, and changing ramdisks won't help in that case.

Aren't the sources for L coming out in September? Why even talk about it now, wait till the Cyanogen team start to push the first nightlies, then we can put Android 5.0 in the conversation

Best STABLE ROM released for Redmi 2?

Hello, I got my cousin's Redmi 2, so I was hoping to put Custom ROMs. I've been searching around, but didn't seem to find the best stable ROM. I need a daily driver, and it doesn't need to be Marshmallow, but an upgrade from KitKat would be nice. I love the Lollipop UI. But still, I give my preference to the most stable ROM, since I don't want juggle around every single custom ROM available.
Thank You!
UPDATE 21/03.
Thank you guys for the poll! MIUI was getting all RAM sucky so I needed to get a Custom ROM. I've tried Nexus Experience, Resurrection Remix, HTC Remix, and Kuma's CyanogenMod 13.
Nexus Experience: It has same user interface you get from Nexus, but it lacks multitasking capabilities. Besides most of the ROMs in stock looks like this, so I wouldn't recommend this. Link to Download, Credits:Nexus Exp. team
HTC Remix: This ROM is bulky in size, I've waited for 3-4 hrs for it to complete the download, and when I installed, the recovery ended with an error. But from the reviews, it said it has some camera bugs with the stock cam but Snapdragon cam is working. It didn't have the HTC Dialer also. If you switched from an HTC and want the HTC UI, you should take this. Link to Download, Credits:(--light--)
Resurrection Remix: This ROM was good, but compared to CM13, this ROM sucked battery more and at the first boot, the status bar had some lag issues, but after one or two reboots, it was working perfect. Besides that, no problem, this is the second best ROM. Link to Download, Credits:nick37332001
Kumajaya's CM13: This is by far the best ROM I've tried. Battery is the best, considerable less lag while multi-tasking, good gaming performance, and the basic MM UI. I didn't find any bugs at all. If you're looking for the best ROM, this is the one. Link to Download Credits:ketut.kumajaya
I've also found that, newbies to ROM flashing tend to think Official ROMs and Builds are better than Unofficial ones. This is a wrong perception. Kuma's build's are unofficial, but it had a much better performance compared to Nexus Experience. What counts is how much work the devs put into this.
Hope this thread becomes helpful to both users as well as developers. Great work, devs. Hope you keep up the good work.

Hello Venkatesh, Im using 2014818 too. Can you tell me which ROM are you using? Also, even after I flashed Custom recovery, I still see stock recovery, but from there Im able to access TWRP. is this expected behavior? Please tell stable roms for Redmi 2 2014818

john_keshav said:
Hello Venkatesh, Im using 2014818 too. Can you tell me which ROM are you using? Also, even after I flashed Custom recovery, I still see stock recovery, but from there Im able to access TWRP. is this expected behavior? Please tell stable roms for Redmi 2 2014818
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I am on stock miui brother. First root your device, install flashify and flash twrp from flashify. You are done.
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No rules broken here. Carry on! :good:
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Blisspop ROM
I have flashed Blisspop ROM, run smoothly until now ( more than 2 days)

Kumajaya's Marshmellow as daily driver. Using since last december, never crash-rebooted and rare bugs. Battery could have been better. And camera, obviously you can't beat MIUI's stock camera but it's all right.

cm 13 by kuma is already stable because basic functionality of redmi 2 is now working been using till now

Thanks guys! I've updated my OP, with reviews.

@rohitaar I'm too on cm 13 its smooth stable,but have you tried aosp caf,if yes how's it? I like idea of pure aosp ROM on which I could use xposed if I want any feature.Please review it if you can

I must add the (at least) here, none of the MM ROMs has a working adb, and some of has GPS issues

Lennoard said:
I must add the (at least) here, none of the MM ROMs has a working adb, and some of has GPS issues
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Do not believe this guy, I've been using ADB for like every ROM to batch install the APKs which I've backed up from the Stock MIUI.
ADB works perfectly. Also, I love Here Maps more than Google Maps, and it has no problems at all. Brother, if you have any issues with your phone, you should check it with the manufacturers, or at least other users, see if they have any issues.

rohitsonone said:
@rohitaar I'm too on cm 13 its smooth stable,but have you tried aosp caf,if yes how's it? I like idea of pure aosp ROM on which I could use xposed if I want any feature.Please review it if you can
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@rohitsonone No.. I had a look at it, but the UI seemed too Ice-Sandwich type! You see the screenshots! Guess I'm happy with CM13! You can use xposed in CM 13, no problems, although I don't want any tweaks.

I dont think kuma's cm13 ROM has best battery. I mean it is not to hurt him, but the marshmallow changes which forces us to enable gps for wifi functionality is the thief. It sucks battery like hell. But cm13 of kuma had awesome camera and it had no lags at all !! Very clean and smooth UI. As the kernel source has been released for redmi 2 we will have wait for some good battery management tweaks. PS: I am using kuma's cm12.1 as my daily driver and it has no problem at all except camera quality and the battery management(better than cm13 but still . . .)

can anyone help me with the audio bug? {audio playing with speaker and headphones.} the roms i used tends to work normally for 10 reboots. but after some reboots the audio bug kicks in. audio playing with speaker and headphones. hope thats the bug with roms. I have used Ressurection Remix both 5.1 and 6.0.

Redmi 2 'starter pack'. Some questions from a new owner

Hi!
Well, its my first thread in the Redmi 2 section. I'm quite experienced with other devices (Moto G, E, Zenfone 2), but its my first Xiaomi device (well, isnt exactly 'mine'. It belongs to my girlfriend) and I have some doubts.
Firstly: The stock firmware is based in KK. Is there an official MIUI based on LP or MM? If yes, is the memory management ****ty like the Moto's? (yeah, Moto's LP and MM was terrible for 1GB RAM devices)
Secondly: For the most updated stock ROM, is there a good custom kernel? Is there need to unlock bootloader or anything else?
Thirdly: Is root easy?
And most important:
Is there advantages to use custom ROMs like CM on this device? Will I miss some features? (camera quality - like Xperia devices)

Hi! It seems to have root out of the box, there is a system app called Security, and it lets you manage root permissions. For your other questions, I don't know. One important thing with this mobile: if you are using GPS in the background (like measuring distance of a trip) there is a setting to protect the battery that cuts GPS and background data off by default after x minutes. This took me some time to figure out, and it's turned on by default on my phone, and it was quite annoying... You can find this option in the battery settings, and can add exceptions or disable it entirely, but still...
Dan_Jacques said:
Hi!
Well, its my first thread in the Redmi 2 section. I'm quite experienced with other devices (Moto G, E, Zenfone 2), but its my first Xiaomi device (well, isnt exactly 'mine'. It belongs to my girlfriend) and I have some doubts.
Firstly: The stock firmware is based in KK. Is there an official MIUI based on LP or MM? If yes, is the memory management ****ty like the Moto's? (yeah, Moto's LP and MM was terrible for 1GB RAM devices)
Secondly: For the most updated stock ROM, is there a good custom kernel? Is there need to unlock bootloader or anything else?
Thirdly: Is root easy?
And most important:
Is there advantages to use custom ROMs like CM on this device? Will I miss some features? (camera quality - like Xperia devices)
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Hey @Dan_Jacques,
So I'm relatively new to it myself (only had it for about a month), but have been heavily playing with it ever since. Here's what I've learned so far:
There's no official "stable" LP or MM MIUI ROM for the Redmi 2, but you can find official "developer" ROMs here. Keep in mind you have to find out your variation and see whether yours is a "Prime/Pro" or regular Redmi 2, and choose the ROM accordingly. The Prime/Pro dev ROMs are 5.1 (LP) based. Not clear whether the Prime/Pro ROMs work on regular Redmi 2.
You can also find the latest MIUI 8 developer ROMs on this thread from Xiaomi.eu.
I got sick of MIUI after giving it a good go, and have been happily running on official CyanogenMod 13 Nightlies for a couple of weeks now. Here's the XDA thread with setup instructions, and the one for the ROM development, so you can keep tabs on it.
I have it setup with OpenGapps ARM - 6.0 - Super, customized with my own config file.
I'm still not clear [conflicting reports], but I believe 5.1 (LP) based ROMs lock your bootloader, which then has to be unlocked by Xiaomi (from this page) before you can flash a custom ROM. This has been my experience, and it's possible I'm misunderstanding something, but it was easily solved by re-flashing one of the stable 4.4 (KK) based MIUI ROMs through Fastboot (which also re-flashes the bootloader), and custom ROMs/recovery utilities flashed smoothly then.
Good luck!

Since it seems You've been Answered , I would like to add few Points , Yes Redmi 2 (prime variant) has Got LP based ROM officially , Known As MIUI 8 , which is Coming out On 16th August for Everyone [Global Stable] , whereas if you're interested you can Try Out the China Dev , and Global Dev Roms that are already available ,
Note : Redmi 2 have KitKat Based MIUI 8 , but Prime's MIUI 8 (based on LP ) can also be used ..
And We have Several Official MM as ROM , CM 13 and RR being most Notable ones ..
Miui 8 china dev
http://en.miui.com/thread-306329-1-1.html
Miui 8 global dev
http://en.miui.com/thread-301820-1-1.html
All Custom Roms (ALL)
http://en.miui.com/thread-289332-1-1.html

Thanks a lot!
After 28 days waiting for my postal service, the phone arrived yesterday. (yeah, the Brazil's postal service is a crap). My device is the 2014819 model (appears to be a 2014811 variant)
After some hours, flashed TWRP 3.0 and MIUI8 KK based custom rom with root (available here: http://forum.miuirom.com.br/index.php?threads/rom-miui-8-miui-brasil-e-miui-global-6-7-21.506/ )
The phone is snappier than Moto G 2nd Gen (MM). Much snappier! And considering the specs (similar processor, same RAM, worse filesystem - Moto uses F2FS, Xiaomi ext4), the performance difference was greater than expected. Congrats, Xiaomi.
@minusfive and @rootmaster I found intersting the different 'base' of MIUI. We has KK, LP and MM (depending the device) base for MIUI8. Obviously I had the doubt: LP MIUI8 ROM is hunger for RAM like other device ones? For who that upgraded from kitkat, are the pros greater than the cons? (again talking about Moto G: the kitkat stock ROM was blazing flash, LP and MM are slow, with a terrible RAM management). I'm intersted with the [ROM][Official MiUi8 Lollipop 5.1.1][WT86047-WT88047] THUNDER_MiUi8-6.6.30 and the Jerrica kernel before try CM. Is it a good idea?

minusfive said:
Hey @Dan_Jacques,
So I'm relatively new to it myself (only had it for about a month), but have been heavily playing with it ever since. Here's what I've learned so far:
There's no official "stable" LP or MM MIUI ROM for the Redmi 2, but you can find official "developer" ROMs here. Keep in mind you have to find out your variation and see whether yours is a "Prime/Pro" or regular Redmi 2, and choose the ROM accordingly. The Prime/Pro dev ROMs are 5.1 (LP) based. Not clear whether the Prime/Pro ROMs work on regular Redmi 2.
You can also find the latest MIUI 8 developer ROMs on this thread from Xiaomi.eu.
I got sick of MIUI after giving it a good go, and have been happily running on official CyanogenMod 13 Nightlies for a couple of weeks now. Here's the XDA thread with setup instructions, and the one for the ROM development, so you can keep tabs on it.
I have it setup with OpenGapps ARM - 6.0 - Super, customized with my own config file.
I'm still not clear [conflicting reports], but I believe 5.1 (LP) based ROMs lock your bootloader, which then has to be unlocked by Xiaomi (from this page) before you can flash a custom ROM. This has been my experience, and it's possible I'm misunderstanding something, but it was easily solved by re-flashing one of the stable 4.4 (KK) based MIUI ROMs through Fastboot (which also re-flashes the bootloader), and custom ROMs/recovery utilities flashed smoothly then.
Good luck!
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You're right, except for the last point. The bootloader does NOT get locked on LP based MIUI ROMs. Redmi 2 bootloader is always unlocked.

How can I enable diag mode *#*#717717#*#* is not showing toast notification

ankkitnegi said:
How can I enable diag mode *#*#717717#*#* is not showing toast notification
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We need to dial *#*#13491#*#*

Which Zuk Z1 Rom is the Best?

Hello Everyone!
I have created this thread so that users can get reviews about Stock and Custom Roms and can decide the best one for their Zuk Devices.
Which Rom is the best Rom?
1. Stock COS 12.1 9IG
2. CM 13 Nightly (With/With Cygn Apps)
3. LOS 14.1 Unofficial Nightly
4. Mokee 14.1 Official Nightly
5. Nuclear Rom 6.0 Official (With/With Cygn Apps)
6. Nuclear Rom 7.0
7. XOSP Unofficial
8. Bliss Rom
9 Slim Rom 7
10. MIUI 8 Stable
11. AOKP
12. Cr. Droid
13. ZUI 2.5 Beta Nougat
14. ZUI 2.3 MM
15. Resurrection Remix-N Unofficial
16. Dirty Rom
17. Tesla-N
18. Cypher OS
19. Turbo Rom
Your feedback is really appreciated!
If you find any Bug, even in stock rom, kindly mention it below!

6. Nuclear ROM 6.0. You need to add all others to have a balanced view.
Sent from my Z1 using Tapatalk

Best rom don't exist, if someone is looking for a best rom just need to flash all roms and decide which rom suits his needs better, no one can tell you what rom will work better for you.
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Wysłane z mojego ZUK Z1 przy użyciu Tapatalka

I am using Dirty Unicorn currently and I think it is a nice rom with features that I like. Before DU, I was using Turbo rom and that was a nice rom with features that I liked then. Before that (and in between sometimes even now) I switch to Nuclearom because it is not overtly feature-ridden and has a nice balance of everything. I used to use Resurrectionremix as well because that was what I used to like in my previous devices. I thought it was cool too. Also cm13 nightlies and snapshots.
Bottomline: I think when you declare one rom as the best, it is disservice to the developers and users of other roms because it might demotivate them. Because of the choices, choosing rom is subjective and you should find out for yourself which works for you or stick with the stock if none does. I don't think you achieve anything even if one rom is declared the best because there are still users and developers of other roms who don't agree with you. A new user should just stumble upon the one he/she likes best from his/her experiences. Just my 2 cents.

Nuclear Rom 7.1 is best choice for me...

So, according to the current results, the most popular is one of the most buggy roms..
Right. Truly reliable.

Why can i not vote on the poll?

Lineage os 14.1 I think is the stable for daily use battery life up to one day approx

mokee rom-71.1 ham , No bugs, And its branf new nougat

LineageOS 14.1 nightly - using since 1 week almost stable for daily usage but found some Bugs -
1. Cyanogen Camera app got broken after enabling power shutter [but fixed after clearing data]
2. Sound recorder broke [but fixed after clearing data]
3. AOSP Browser is sluggish
4. Settings app gets crashed so often [but doesn't create a big problem]
Apart from this everything works well as of now with very amazing battery life & smooth UI.
Sent from my ZUK Z1 using Tapatalk

mahar shoaib said:
Nuclear Rom 7.1 is best choice for me...
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I tried falshing it but i cud not get 4g net on my phone. only 2g net was working any help?

samaysalunke said:
I tried falshing it but i cud not get 4g net on my phone. only 2g net was working any help?
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Which rom has the best camera image quality?

coreinsane said:
Which rom has the best camera image quality?
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Haven't really tried any other ROM's except nucleaROM but a third party application "Open Camera" works for me everytime.

samaysalunke said:
Haven't really tried any other ROM's except nucleaROM but a third party application "Open Camera" works for me everytime.
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I have nuclearom MM too, but for me the image quality is kinda bad :/
I wasn't happy with COS camera too.
Is ZUI have the best camera?

jam1445 said:
Hello Everyone!
I have created this thread so that users can get reviews about Stock and Custom Roms and can decide the best one for their Zuk Devices.
Which Rom is the best Rom?
1. Stock 12.1 7DF
2. Stock 12.1 9IG
3. CM 13 Snapshot (April Release)
4. CM 13 Nightly
5. CM 14 Unofficial Nightly
6. Nuclear Rom 6.0
7. Nuclear Rom 7.0
8. Bliss Rom
9 Slim Rom
10. MIUI 8 Stable
Your feedback is really appreciated!
If you find any Bug, even in stock rom, kindly mention it below!
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Many new roms have come, Can you please update the rom list in PoLL.

What would be really interesting is to compare the features and characteristics of the ROMs. What does each ROM offer. What is unique for each ROM. How much battery life you get per ROM etc etc. Because one shouldnt install and operate all ROMs just to understand what we are talking about

axolotl98 said:
What would be really interesting is to compare the features and characteristics of the ROMs. What does each ROM offer. What is unique for each ROM. How much battery life you get per ROM etc etc. Because one shouldnt install and operate all ROMs just to understand what we are talking about
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Main features are written in each rom thread. Additional features are added often weekly,so comparison is quite difficult.
You can provide such a test if you want :good:

List of Roms Updated. Share your feedback. Sorry cannot update the Poll!

I need a valid link for cm 13 nightly latest version Zuk z1 Because cm site closed
I need a valid link for cm 13 nightly latest version Zuk z1 Because cm site closed

Most Stable CM Based ROM on N910C with S Pen and Fingerprint Support.

Suggest me the best CM based ROM (or any of the AOSP based) with plenty of tweaking options. Stability and Note features such as fingerprint and S Pen are concerned. Really like the features packed in Bliss ROM but the support is discontinued and users are facing lot of restart loops and random crashes.
Just want to get rid with the TouchWiz for a while, been using this over 2 years! :good:
-Thanks.

There is no stable AOSP based Rom yet but i would suggest MiUI8 it's close to stable everything working perfectly with it's latest fixes by Wonitor except the fingerprint as i would suggest that you include swift keyboard as alternative to it's stock chinese one until further translations.

MIUI for 910G
Is there any MIUI available for SN4 910G (Snapdragon)variant.

rakesh_4utoo said:
Is there any MIUI available for SN4 910G (Snapdragon)variant.
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No mate 910G variant not supported yet as far as i know just be patient

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No mate 910G variant not supported yet as far as i know just be patient
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Found one for Miui7

mounirdroid said:
There is no stable AOSP based Rom yet but i would suggest MiUI8 it's close to stable everything working perfectly with it's latest fixes by Wonitor except the fingerprint as i would suggest that you include swift keyboard as alternative to it's stock chinese one until further translations.
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MIUI 8 looks fluid will try it for a preview on Note 4. So AOSP Roms are left with no hope! sigh!
Can some one please tell me the best out of the Note 7 port ROMS with all the Note functions working on full swing. I'm on one step away from installing Hyd ROM :fingers-crossed:

Many ROM's I'm about to try face 4G connectivity issues too. Please help me fix a N7 port rom with Note features Compatibility fixes.