[Q] "Flash and forget" ROM

[Glaux]

Hi,

After flashing a few ROM/Kernel combinations on my dad's I9023, eventually running into problems every time, we're now tired of having to attend to the phone and just need something stable and self-sustaining, but still better than the stock offering, if possible. Reliability is the main concern, followed by performance, followed by features and easy upgradability to the next Android version (or the custom ROM's equivalent), but battery life is low priority.

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

 

[polobunny]

knzo strawberry
rasbeanjelly
flo's stock 4.1.2

The closer to stock, the safer.

 

[treesurf]

Strawberry is a good candidate.

 

[Glaux]

Thanks for your replies. So far, Strawberry does look like the best option. Questions:

1. Does it keep up with Android updates?
2. Once it's flashed, will updating it to the latest version require wiping user data every time?
3. Which kernel should I use with it?

 

[polobunny]

Thanks for your replies. So far, Strawberry does look like the best option. Questions:

1. Does it keep up with Android updates?
2. Once it's flashed, will updating it to the latest version require wiping user data every time?
3. Which kernel should I use with it?

1. Your question is strange. Does it get updated? Yes. Keep up with Android updates? As in cross version (GB/ICS/JB)? Probably won't. But that doesn't mean crap, because CM7/9/10 are all different and flashing from one to the other without wiping is just bad omen. So in the end, it doesn't matter if your favorite ROM moves from one version of Android to the other. You want something new? Find a new ROM. There's only very few roms that went from ICS to JB without notable changes and none as far as I'm aware that went from GB to ICS to JB.

If you mean incremental updates (say, Jellybean gets updated) then yes, most ROM cookers update their roms.
2. No
3. Included kernel

 

[Glaux]

I did mean incremental updates, thanks.

 

[polobunny]

I did mean incremental updates, thanks.

Alright. Then yes, most roms available here are update incrementally by their developpers. Usually popularity brings constant updates, too.

 

[jayjay3333]

You want true "flash and forget" for your dad, Flash factory from Google. If your Dad doesn't care if it is custom or stock, just flash factory and move on. All custom Rom's and kernels come with issues. Google's bugs are solved by Google and send the update via OTA so Dad can do it himself.

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Use this guide

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672

 

[kwibis]

I've never had any issues with RasBeanjelly. So saying that all roms have issues and bugs is a bit weird.

Flash RasBeanjelly and trinity or bedalus kernel (check for stable one) and forget all about it as it is incredibly stable!

Sent from my Nexus S

 

[continuum51]

Well I recently gave slim a run and noticed it has the ota update option, so that may be an option.