feeling brave yesterday, i flashed my milestone to froyo.

first i used MotoFrenzy version and i ended up having a deaf phone.

then i tried the Cyanogen (cronos) version and my god. i didn't knew the milestone is this good. though it's just a beta ROM but its hell lot faster than the stock eclair.

There are downside with this ROM however, the Wifi tethering is not working yet, and GPS satellite takes minutes to lock.

other than that, the rest is awesome.

I just tried the original CM6 and it doesn't even have the tethering menu, cronos version somehow still feels snappier so I did some bechmark and here's the result.

Original CM6 0.02 @ 900MHz
Linpack : 12.939 MFLOPS
Quadrant : 681

Orginal CM6 0.02 @ 1Ghz
Linpack : 13.771 MFLOPS
Quadrant : 712

Cronos CM6 1.2.1 @ 700 MHz
Linpack : 10.035 MFLOPS
Quadrant : 1061

Cronos CM6 1.2.1 @ 1GHz
Linpack : 12.939 MFLOPS
Quadrant : 1318

All test done in freshly wiped condition. the Cronos CM6 was supposed to be 900MHz but didn't know why it keep downclock to 700MHz
I can say from the test result, the cronos version has poorer processor performance but the graphic driver seems to be much powerful and hence the higher Quadrant result (almost double)

Cronos just released 1.3.0
I'm downloading now and gonna test later
From the release note there's no major improvement so i'm not expecting performance boost. I just want the wifi tether. arghhh.

This post has been edited by fx_53_xt: Oct 14 2010, 11:02 PM

sorry, my mistake, its 0.02 not 0.52
frenzy 0.52 is the one mute and deaf i tried yesterday

milestone supposed to be capable of wifi tether. its verizon who's crapping the droid user.
currently my best froyo option is to use cronos CM6 and install the wifi tether using external APK

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-teth...k&can=2&q=Droid

its in alpha stage, i didn't expect much

afaik, i tried all the available froyos ROM in XDA during the last two days to find out the best custom froyo out there, and my conclusion that the best is CM6 Cronos version 1.2.1
the rest of the ROM have this or that little problem that i'm not satisfied.

files needed :
1) vulnerable recovery SBF
2) Open recovery folders and update.zip
3) your choice of ROM files in .zip or .sbf
4) RSD Lite 4.6
5) Motorola USB driver

1) copy the open recovery update.zip and folder into the root of your SD card (can be done by just connecting USB cable and use memory card access option on ur milestone)
2) copy the custom rom files into update folder in your open recovery folder on the SD card
3) install and open RSD Lite
4) install motorola USB driver (skip this if you already did before)
4) boot ur phone into bootloader (press up key (D-pad) + Power)
5) connect to USB
6) open RSD Lite (u should be able to see your phone listed)
7) load vulnerable recovery SBF, select your phone and start flashing. (your phone will reboot into android once this is done, you can now unplug USB)
8) reboot your phone in recovery mode (press X and power. if X doesn't work, try camera button + power), you should be able to see an exclamation mark which means u have booted into recovery
9) press camera button + volume up (you will see the menu now)
10) select update.zip (you will boot into open recovery)
11) select wipe all data/factory reset
12) go to apply update and select the custom rom files (you will start flashing the custom ROM now)
13) go to top menu and select wipe all data/factor reset again
14) select reboot (you will automatically reboot into recovery again)
15) select reboot once more
16) voila, you're now with new ROM.

all the files mentioned above can be downloaded from XDA forums. i don't have time time to list out all the link but a lil homework should get you to those files without breaking a sweat.

yea, and i am surprised that according to author, this thing works even with android 2.0

you need to wipe before and after flash.
it happened to me too.
i wiped everything including the cache, then flash, then wipe again, and it will be ok.

the reboot things happens because u did not wipe before and after flash.

anyone care to post some benchmark scores of GOT 2.2?

Linpack for processor performance
quadrant for overall includes graphic etc.

please wipe BEFORE and AFTER the flash. seriously, u need to stop mumbling and start reading.

yes
but i'm thinking whether nandroid can avoid this or not

This post has been edited by fx_53_xt: Oct 19 2010, 09:51 AM

This is due to ur wall plug not properly grounded. if u touch the metal frame on your phone you can feel tiny tiny electrical shock. and the screen is affected by the charge because it is capacitive.

try using other wall outlet that is properly grounded or a 3 pin USB charger

using Cronos 1.5.0
so far so good except that the ringer will mute itself sometime.

battery life is superb. first time since i used the phone i am able to last more than a day on a single charge (i'm a super heavy user)

I'm letting go my milestone at RM599. Excellent condition. check my signature