I think if slim shady it just remove all the bloatware which samsung installed inside it...they make it slim you you have enough ram i think.....correct me if im wrong..

thanks buddy. appreciate it. u on the custom roms as well?

Yeah running on cow's rom now

slim and shady or OC? and which method u used to root? the one with stock recovery?

using clockwork mod.....with oc of course....running 1.8ghz no fc at all stable and serene

Now testing on 1.7Ghz on Cows ROM.no problem and benchmark with antutu was 4051. I tried benchmark on 1.8Ghz but phone reboot. LOL. maybe once my battery drain, i'll try 1.8Ghz again. Testing the battery life with wifi on all the time..

u mean u rooted with this method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
and few more questions if u dont mind..
1. the internal and external sd is really swapped or just combined? any problems or inconveniences before?
2. the OC rom.. how is it overclocked? i tot OC need custom kernel? how to oc the rom without custom kernel?

Guys, when do you root your phone? Isn't it risky if you root it when you have warranty with samsung? And is it advisable to root our phones?

Can you guys still able to connect to kies via usb after flash to cow rom??

This post has been edited by fattchoi: Feb 5 2012, 12:27 PM

actually what is the purpose of using kies after u use the rom since u cant update to official rom anymore?

i tot can just connect and use mass storage mode if wan transfer files?

hehex.....yeah...custom kernel...tot we must put the code in which line....like how arco did...

i dont get.. means the rom comes with custom kernel edi?

how long did u guys took to charge battery from 0% to 100% ? mine took like 2 hours !!

You root when you need to do things which requires root. For warranty claims, just unroot and/or flash back to stock ROM. Whether advisable to root your phone or not is up to you. If you don't require root access, why do it? Peer pressure?

I heard you can underclock it to increase the battery life . So i'm kinda interested in that feature now . Not only that but also for the apps.

ya , i wanna know too, any solution for un-rooted phones ?

There's a tutorial in the first page in how to root . I'm still not sure how but gotta learn.

My OC kernel has aggressive undervolting that should help extend battery life. Here is the comparison:

Stock: 1.4ghz - 1275
Aggressive undervolting: 1.4ghz:1200, 1.5ghz:1225, 1.6ghz:1250, 1.7ghz:1275, 1.8ghz:1300 (in my latest custom ROM)
Less aggressive undervolting: 1.4ghz:1225, 1.5ghz:1250, 1.6ghz:1275, 1.7ghz:1300 1.8ghz:1325

So, as you can see, using my ROM, even if u set max freq to 1.7ghz, the battery usage should be the same with Stock ROM. Anything less, should give u tiny bit more battery. I set mine to just 1.4ghz max, only 1.8ghz when needed.

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Added on February 5, 2012, 3:03 pmyes, it's a custom kernel so far, the only OC kernel for SGW

This post has been edited by cowithgun: Feb 5 2012, 03:03 PM

Same here. Around 2 hours.

Although undervolting is important, but i think it is the CPU governor that will make a difference on Power / Battery ration. A CPU governor control how fast the CPU should change speed, max speed, lowest speed, etc. I have been testing a CPU governor called smartassv2 (google it). This governor allow you to set something like ideal speed, speed when screen is off, etc. It's supposed to give you really good interactive speed (because it increase the CPU speed in a faster manner towards ideal speed), at the same time, save battery when you switch off screen, etc..

Here is what I got after 12 hours (minimal usage - i was sleeping for a bit): 8% battery:






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