Gamerz Rom Review

 I had tried Gamerz rom for one week and I personally feel this rom is awesome. Before this, I tried other custom roms as well such as Oserx and Zuby's rom. But the end, I fell in love with Gamerz Rom.

In this ROM, all the bloat wares and RAM Hoggers applications are removed to obtain more free ram. And yes, with the Semaphore BigMem kernel, there is a lot of free ram obtained. Thus, it is butter smooth and not even minor lag during gaming. For the latest version of Gamerz rom, it is getting more and more free ram. For the list of RAM Hogging application, continue read here.

147 MB free ram

Gamerz rom is overclocked to 1.2 Ghz by default. Tegrak Overclocked is included in the rom to ease the overclocking process. I had tried gaming on this rom and zuby's rom. Both rom is OC to 1.2 ghz. The game 'Sprinkle' is used for testing. The gamerz rom perform amazingly without any lag at all. For Zuby's rom, it has some minor lag and sometimes even freeze and I need to restart my phone.

This rom has good battery life, I on 3G all the times, some gaming, on-line browsing, and phone idling for few hours,  I still have about 60++% left.

Below is some screenshots of  Gamerz Rom

Galaxy Note Lockscreen

Home screen

App drawer

About Phone

For the keyboard, it use ICS keyboard but is unable to save new words into dictionary because it been removed due to ram hog. Need to flash the cwm package provided by the developer to use it. The network location and angry gps are removed because of ram hog. The cwm packages are provided here. This affect me much because I always use Foursuqare and now Foursquare unable to detect my location. 

Overall, I loved this rom so much and I personally recommend it to those who like gaming using their phone. It gives me butter smooth and fast experience, long-lasting battery and superb gaming experience. I will totally stick to this rom and hope it will getting better and better. 

Credit to Burakgon for making this amazing rom. 

How to flash Gamerz Rom, continue reading here

For more details, visit >Gamerz Rom Official<

Gamerz Rom v2.5

Gamerz Rom v2.5 , so called Mr.Stable is coming soon. Stay tuned.

Continue read here for tutorial.

Gamerz Rom

Changelog

-Stabilized CSC and added Sim Toolkit app. Now your APN's will be setted automatically with no problem. (For who has data issues)

-Changed system sounds with not annoying ones. (Battery full, Charger connected, Low battery)

-Wifi scan interval is 150 second now. I tried 3 seconds and it's not faster to connect. It already scanning when you enable wifi first time. Looks like decreased CPU overhead because of wifi scans and imporives speed and battery life during wifi on.

-Reverted to JVT modem. JVU modem has terrible bugs.

-Semaphore app deleted really this time. (Playing with it corrupts the scripts, LMK settings and decreasing performance. I added important and best scripts for performance and everything. You musn't play with it!!!!)

-Googleservicesframework.apk is replaced from 2.3.7 one. (More ram friendly google services)
-Fonts are ROBOTO by default.

-Changed dbdata of adw launcher settings. Disabled ICS icon theme. Already our icons are ICS. No need for third party. (+3 mb ram)

For full change log of other version, please visit  >Gamerz Rom Official<

How to install Gamerz Rom:

For those who has the previos version of Gamerz ROM,

1. Download the latest version of>Gamerz Rom v2.5<.
2. Copy the downloaded rom into your internal storage.
3. Reboot your phone into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power button)
4. Choose install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > Gamerz Rom v2.*. 
5. Done! Enjoy the wonder of Gamerz Rom.
6. *Wipe if you want fresh rom. 

For those who from other Rom other than Gamerz rom:

Read this > How to install Gamerz Rom

This version solve the Youtube force close problem.
Flash the missing apps  >Here<

credit to burakgon for making this rom.

Android apps that HOGS RAM

Below is a list of apps that i got from the Gamerz Rom developer, Burakgon XDA thread. He had made a list of the apps that has the high ram usage and will cause lag to your phone. For more details and recommendations, can visit his thread >Gamerz Rom Blacklist Apps<

• Facebook (Sometimes consuming 60mb of ram!)
• Whatsapp
• Viber
• Twitter
• Google Maps
• Poweramp (Headphone button service)
• Facebook Messenger
• Hotmail SEVEN
• Vitamio
• Tango
• Rom Manager
• Rom Toolbox
• Script manager
• Voice Search (Google)
• Go weather
• Beautiful Widgets
• Fancy Widgets
• Accuweather & Accuweather quick
• Photofunia (I saw this on terminal with ps command)
• Go keyboard (Ram hog and has 3 background services + connecting internet)
• Blood & Glory (Push service)
• Gun Bros (Push service)
• Eternity Warriors (Push service)
• GT Racing (Push service)
• Go launcher (Sometimes using main memory + cached memory too much ram for a basic launcher)
• Norton security (useless)
• AVG (useless)
• Evernote
• Cach notes (3 services)
• Battery indicator & widget (and apps like that)
• Go!Chat for Facebook
• Google Goggles (Starts on boot) (Saw on terminal)
• Volume Control +
• Magic Locker 
• Milocker
• Agile Lock

I will also try to find out apps that has high ram usage and add into the list. 

Gamerz Rom v2.0

For the Gamerz Rom v2.0, some people including me faced the youtube force close problem and unable to add new words into dictionary. 

To solve this problem, flash the newer version of Gamerz Rom v2.2, this will solve the youtube force close problem. I will provide the tutorial on how to flash the newer version of Gamerz Rom later. Stay tune.

For the user dictionary, please flash the CWM package provided by Burakgon. 

>User Dictionary (For adding new word to keyboard) JVU<

How to flash Gamerz's ROM

I had personally tested this rom and it is really fast, stable and smooth. About the battery life, i on 3G for the whole day, some gaming, call and messaging, it can last me whole day without charging it. I strongly recommend this rom to those who like to play all those high end games. This rom is also suitable for daily usage.

THIS ROM WILL ALLOW YOU TO PLAY ALL HIGH-END GAMES SMOOTHLY.

-Semaphore Kernel (353mb ram)

-Speedmod color and sharpness fixes

-Voodoo Sound v10

-CPU Overclocked to 1200mhz as default.

-Touchscreen sensivity increased for better gaming.

-ICS like statusbar and toggles with battery percentage (a bit modded and looks better)

-ICS keyboard

-ICS Animations, CRT Off and other fancy stuff.

-ADW Launcher (ICS themed)

-Green colors on rom changed with ics blue. No ugly green progressbar or something never again.

-Deleted the bloatware which runs on background and eats ram.

-Used thunderbolt scripts and CFS settings for better smoothness and 3D performance.

-Zipalign script to zipalign apps on startup.

-No EXT4 because EXT4 has more cpu overheads than RFS. This casues lags on games. RFS IS FASTER AT ALL.

-200mb ram free on startup. Clean memory with task manager to have more.

80mb LMK for better ram management during gaming.

Source

Visit their page for the change log. >>Gamerz Rom Page<<

Before you flash:

1.Backup all your important files and data

2. Download the JVU stock firmware and the Gamerz Rom. (Download link provided below)

3. Make sure your phone is fully charged.

4.Disable and kill the Kies process from task manager. It will interupt the flashing process.

5.This guide is strictly for Samsung Galaxy S i9000 only.

*Caution

Update your phone at your own risk. I am not responsible on any damage of your devices arising from your usage on this tutorial or guide.

How to install JVU stock Firmware:

1. First, you need to flash the JVU stock firmware using odin. >>JVU Stock Firmware<<
2. After downloaded, extract the folder. The files included as followed:
• CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
• GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5
• MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5
• s1_odin_20100512.pit
• Odin3
3. Launch the Odin3.
4. Put all the files into the respective fields in Odin3.
• PIT:  s1_odin_20100512.pit
• PDA: CODE_I9000XXJVU_CL851880_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
• PHONE: MODEM_I9000XXJVU_REV_00_CL1092175.tar.md5
• CSC: GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar.md5
5. Tick the Re-Partition
6. Reboot your phone into download mode (Press volume down + Home +Power Button). Yellow triangle will shown when reboot into download mode.
7. Connect your phone with PC via USB cable. Yellow ID:COM will shown if your device is detected.
8. After all the files are set, then click Start and your phone will be installed with JVU stock firmware.
9. After success, your phone will be reboot and JVU is installed. The setup wizard will shown up when as the phone rebooted, and make sure no boxes are tick. If the boxes are ticked as default, please un-tick it.
10. Proceed to the next step. How to install custom kernel.

Warning. Do not tick any box at first boot on set-up wizard!!! You can change the setting manually later. If the box is tick as default, please un-tick it.

How to install custom kernel?

1. Download the semaphore kernel.>>Semaphore Kernel<<
2. Assume the Odin3 is still open, click Reset to reset all the field.
3. Put the downloaded ZIP files at PDA section
• PDA: Semaphore_kernel_JVU_2.5.0beta.tar
4. Make sure the Re-partition is un-ticked.
5. Reboot your phone into download mode (Press volume down + Home +Power Button). Yellow triangle will shown when reboot into download mode.
6. Connect your phone with PC via USB cable. Yellow ID:COM will shown if your device is detected.
7. After all the files is set, then click Start. It takes about 10 seconds and your phone will reboot. 
8. Semaphore icon will be added in your phone menu. Go to setting and check the kernel version.
9. Proceed to Final step: How to install Gamerz Rom.

Kernel version: stratosk@semaphore

How to install the Gamerz Rom:

1. You need to download the Gamerz Rom. >>Gamerz Rom<<
2. Copy the downloaded Gamerz Rom into the internal storage.
3. Reboot your phone into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power Button)
4. Wipe data/factory reset 
5. Wipe cache partition
6. Go to advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache
7. After done all the cleaning, choose install zip files from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > Gamerz Rom. It will take sometimes to install.
8. Finally, Enjoy the wonder of the Gamerz Rom. 
9. *Don't flash any script since it already included in this rom.
10. For more details, you can visit the developer blog: >>Gamerz Rom Blogger<< || >>Gamerz Rom XDA<<

Credit to burakgon for making this amazing rom.