I understand your problem my man, and I would like to help you out. It helps knowing all the steps you followed to trouble shoot. This is the reason I asked.
Some things to consider..
1. Coming from a stock ROM "out of the box", to a custom ROM, does not mean you shouldn't do as the developer recommended in wiping data/factory reset, and as others recommend by wiping cache. Cutting corners will get you a a phone that is buggy, and some contacts that don't show up right. (If you did do this, sorry, I didn't know cause you wouldn't tell me)
2. You didn't ODIN a fresh start. There is no Com Rom ODIN package available. You simply installed clockwork recovery via ODIN prior to flashing the comrom. If you had ODIN'd a new packaged ROM/KERNEL/ROOT/RECOVERY like DXC's packages than you could say you ODIN'd a fresh start. ODIN back to stock, then OTA to 2.2. isn't a "clean start" in my opinion.
3. My phone works fine and I followed the exact process you did with exception of wiping data/factory reset, clearing cache's prior to flashing com rom.. so I am reluctant to believe it's a bug in the ROM. (unless you did this, once again I can't tell..you didn't feel it necessary to list the steps you followed)
4. In thinking back, my contacts that I had pictures stored via google contacts, worked fine across all applications, PRIOR to linking in FB as I mentioned earlier. So once again, I'm hesitant to conclude it's the ROM.
I've been reading this thread since it's genesis, and haven't come across too many people with your set of problems. You may have got a bad download, so I would recommend you redownload, wipe data/fr, wipe both your cache's, then reflash.... reboot all the way, then flash 1.2 patch.. (If you haven't done this already!)
Good luck!
Well, let's once again cover the topic of my post, and why for some reason you have an inability to understand it. You must be of the belief that other than the creator's of the Community Rom, you are the only person to have an understanding of the the modding world. That is apparent by your comments in my thread, which I didn't specifically seek you out for your "great wisdom" or other reasons. I simply posted a comment for all members of the thread to see, and if they had any
SPECIFIC knowledge or experience of the issue, to feel free to comment.
If you don't know what the problem is, then just leave it alone for someone who really knows the issues to deal with. I certainly didn't ask for the "modding for beginners 101" chapter and verse.
It is clear you don't take the time to read the full content of at least the posts I have made (which explains why you just "can't understand" the problem). After going through several of the last "superclean" variations, I am quite familiar with what info is needed in order to provide assistance.
1.) From what I have read and understand, when you "odin" your software back to an image of the original 2.1 software, it is essentially like erasing the drive and starting over, with no remnants of the previous OS around. This is different than say flashing com. rom over SC 9.2 where bits and pieces are still lying around from other roms. This process of going from original out of the box image to EA28 to 2.2 to community rom 1.0 to 1.1 took around 1 hour to complete. When doing this series of upgrades, I didn't install anything other than my initial google account, so there shouldn't be any need to clear application data when none was used. If I was going to "cut corners" as you have stated, why wouldn't I have just flashed over my SC 2.9.2 installation?
I am quite aware of how to clear cache and Dalvik (as I repeatedly posted).
2.) Read my post again citing the "fresh start" comment. I never said I pulled my phone out of the box, tuned it on, and *boom* it was suddenly on Community Rom. In my initial post I cited exactly what I did, and my inference that it is "fresh" was simply saying I erased everything, started from the very beginning, installed the series of OTA updates, installed CWM and then Com Rom. Once again, I am not sure why you would be "lost" if you had read the info that I had posted.
3.) I am really glad your phone works fine. Here is a *cookie*. Now either you have special vision which is only able to read (not comprehend) my posts, or you must have forgotten the numerous other people who have posted on this thread who also have had issues. Many of them are different issues, but issues that apparently you aren't having. This is the reality for people who want to mod their phones. Since I have been following this community, random "bugs" and issues are present in all of the iterations of the previous roms I have seen and used. You know the funny thing is, my phone works just fine too. The issues I experienced are minor and in all actuality, this rom thus far, has been the cleanest and smoothest running of all the roms that I have used. You would know that was my experience had you actually read my responses to your posts.
4. You are the only one who keeps inserting "facebook" into my discussion. Yes, as by now I'm sure we are all aware, when you install the facebook apk, one of the options available is for FB to insert your FB friend's picture over your corresponding contact's pictures. This is an option which if not checked, doesn't change anything. Nowhere in my posts did I mention anything about FB, although you keep inserting that into your replies. Also, since I mention that the android Robot only appears when making calls, your theory implies that all of my FB friends must have the same Android robot as their profile picture. Again, take time to read the posts before just shooting from the hip, saves everyone soo much time!
5. Let the record reflect that your official recommended fix is to forget everything and completely start over. Much akin to the computer industry's standard response to "reformat your drive and reinstall windows" any time you have a software issue. I got that the last 3 times you posted it. If you had read my response, you would know, I understand that process, and don't want to go through all of that "just because", as it is a pain in the ass. Again, reformat and reinstall is not necessarily the best way to address let's say a driver issue. As previously stated, I don't know if it is a "bug" in the system or something else, as I only posted my issue to see if anyone else was having a similar experience.
While your enthusiasm is admirable, please leave the trouble shooting to the experts, those who really are familiar with and know how to address the issues. Any of us could blindly take a shot in the dark with a "do this, do that" mentality, however to those who are affected by the issue, it really is just a giant waste of time and a source of frustration when the recommendations are unfounded and just random guesses.
In conclusion, the apparent moral of the this story is, if someone in a crowded room yell's "is there a doctor in the house?", don't run over to the person and perform a tracheotomy unless you are ACTUALLY a Dr!
. Thanks for the backup, I sincerely hope our friend nighthawk gets his issues resolved when one of our local experts becomes available to help him. 
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram