I told myself I wouldn’t flash again until ICS hits — but since my installation of Criskelo has been bugging out on me lately, (must be my undervolt values) I decided to flash MIUI Android. It didn’t turn out great. Wi-Fi hasn’t been fully worked out yet and the theme I installed … didn’t want to uninstall itself. (I couldn’t change it to anything else.) I sorta liked the idea of having the option to apply themes on my phone, but for it not to work? I had to flash again.
Decided to give CheckROM a try.
At first glance, you would think that it was stock ROM minus the bloat. It’s so much more.
My setup:
Modem: XXKI4
Kernel: Siyah-V2.1.1 (SetCPU and BLN-enabled!)
… but I didn’t flash them one by one. The real gem in CheckROM is that it includes the KitchenPro app. It’s essentially a one-stop app to download and install components to customize your CheckROM installation. With it, you could add boot animations, modems, themes, widgets/apps, dialer themes, mods and even kernels!
- My configuration.
- The KitchenPro app.
- Some of the components you could install.
- Boot Animations!
- Widgets/Apps – If you miss the Samsung bloatware, you could restore them from here.
- Kernels!
The ROM also comes with JKay Deluxe to allow you to further customize how your phone looks/operates. (I updated mine to v.13.1 via xda download. Read before you install!)
Here’s what the Bios boot animation looks like:
(Totally had that installed until the ICS theme overwrote it with the ICS boot animation. I reverted back to a simpler theme but the ICS boot animation stuck, which I like.)
For now, I’m keeping my configuration because it’s stable and has adequate battery life. (After a week, I might try flashing other modems/kernels just to see which configuration is best.)
If you want a stock ROM you could start customizing, try out CheckROM.
Remember: read (a lot!) first before flashing your device!
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Overclocked to 1.6Ghz, here’s what my config could do:
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