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If you experiment Unexpected Freeze in splash screen, and only a hard reset (sometime not) will fix the problem, and you are using a SuperStorage ROM:
Welcome to the: "SCC" (Superstorage Crash Club)
For more information: here, or here, or here, or you can post your personal experience.
At the moment, the club have 3 member... Those who want to join as?
I ended up making myself a Big Storage ROM instead of SS. Havent had any major problems out of the Big Storage yet either.
I have problems too.. SuperStorage ROMs are not stable at all.. too many problems with those..
The thing is.. if you want a lot of storage space, go buy Kaiser..
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I have problems too.. SuperStorage ROMs are not stable at all.. too many problems with those..
The thing is.. if you want a lot of storage space, go buy Kaiser..
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Or a Micro SD card would work fine for *most* people
But agreed... kaizer is the way to go if you need more ROM Storage
I tried SuperStorage, andit was great. After a few days though, some of my program icons changed to blank icons and stopped working. A soft reset later, and the phone freezes at startup. This happened with a cooked and a Pandora ROM. Tired a non-SuperStorage Pandora ROM and it's Extended ROM was unstable - it kept losing everything I saved in it for no reason. Installed vp3g's WM6 ROM, then another Pandora and my Extended ROM has been stable since.
While I applaud the expert who managed to come up with SuperStorage, I think it's just that one step too far for our phones at the moment. Shame.
I tried one Superstorage and it was very unstable. But the chefs cooking them deserve credit for trying to develope...they will keep fine tuning them.
I have been using t-lite for a long time. no crashes, no problems. didn't freeze even once. but there are some memory leak problems.
ok, let's join the group also. in such a manner i don't feel alone.
happen to my buddys phone too.. SUCKS!
Ive used a handful of big storage and super storage ROMs (around 5) and have only experienced memory leaks, no crashes. But the leaks are enough to keep me away
edhaas's super d-lite
Do a search for Super d-lite. Not only is it a super-storage rom, it is the most stable rom of any type that I know about.
It seems from some of the posts I have read that the superstorage roms that are going bad are based on the new 3.62. T-lite, as burkay posted is solid and based on T-mobile's 3.60, and Super D-lite is a hybrid between that and the one before (3.54?).
Perhaps you guys are barking up the wrong tree.
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Do a search for Super d-lite. Not only is it a super-storage rom, it is the most stable rom of any type that I know about.
It seems from some of the posts I have read that the superstorage roms that are going bad are based on the new 3.62. T-lite, as burkay posted is solid and based on T-mobile's 3.60, and Super D-lite is a hybrid between that and the one before (3.54?).
Perhaps you guys are barking up the wrong tree.
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Tried also edhaas super d-lite and it had as well the same freezing issues as all
other superstorage roms I tried before. This is obviously not a kind
of issue in the ROMs themselves, but maybe a problem of several
devices floating around having flash memory cell problems (or
something like that). As you know I have created an own superstorage
rom and have same problems with freezing after some time of using
whilst many other people use exactly THIS rom for weeks now and
say it is awesome stable and have no problems at all. Myself ended up
in creating a big storage rom and use it stable since install. I though
use the extended rom space (unlocked) but with muuuuuuch care and
I feel not very comfortable with install programs in the extended rom
area.
With mtty.exe I discovered some bad blocks and maybe this is the key.
They can be recovered and show good now, but I am not sure if they
stay green now. There's some hints around how to recover. I posted
in one of the Shamanix threads (task 2a and so on). Maybe one could
point to the post and all affected people could run the test and post the
results.
Olioaglio
BTW: Great idea with the club, diezoo !! Maybe with the help of some others
the cause of the problem will be digged.
i've been running edhaas' super d'lite for a month now with zero issues.
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i've been running edhaas' super d'lite for a month now with zero issues.
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As I said before... I am pretty sure edhaas' and also my own
superstorage rom is absolutely OK out of the box.
IMO the issues are the devices on which they are flashed.
Olioaglio
stuck in splash screen with pandora naked 6 version, but didnt stuck with pandora naked 5 nonbigstorage version..
I am using Bepe 0.79 build which suffers horribly. Or is this a 'feature' of WM6 builds?
Thanks
You'll find a harder time searching for a rom that actually works. bepe's 0.79, excluding that mem leak & not being as fast as other roms, is still the best rom around, well, Black & Blue's nice too, but has some excess apps and as bepe's doesn't hape the XIP that prevents loss of certain settings.
I've been working with Mun's INDIGO lite ROM for 3-4 months if i remember well, and i'm considering a fresh rom upgrade.
I read a lots of good things about Bepe's 0.79 ROM, and Mun himself recommended it, but this memory leak problem is making me reluctant.
Is it so noticeable? Is it much worse than the normal WM6 memro leaks we experience in all roms?
And regarding speed - why do you think it's slower? do you think it's slower even complared to INDIGO?
Thanks
Dont get me wrong, Bepe 0.79 is great, nice and fast but if you dont reboot the phone everyday an app will fail to run and bomb out complaining of lack of memory. I guess rebooting once a day aint so bad but it could be better
Any other suggestions?
Try ADW 1.1 rom Very Stable soft reset hmm oncea week or longer no personal apps and fast
best
I have found that the best one for me is AX3L v2.0.8.2 I haven't noticed any memory leaks, however I don't normally use lots of applications, but none the less I have never seen a memory error (not enough memory etc.)
I also found it to be the fastest. Just my 2 lei.
ADW has no leak, and is extremely stable... probably the most stable of all roms currently available. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles some other roms give you, but you can install everything afterwards anyway...
AX3L
I have been using AX3L's 3.1.2.c Lite for more than a few months. In this time I have tried several other ROMs, like Mary, Karmba_a, but always have reverted to AX3L's. The OS coupled with it's own 1.46.00.11 Radio offers great speed, performance, stability and super battery life (more than 72 hours).
Thanks for the suggestions, but this thread is becoming very similar to other threads in which every member says what's the best ROM in his opinion. I'm not saying that' bad, but it's very difficult to make a decision with so many suggestions, for people with not much free time to keep checking ROMs
One question - how is it possible to have such radical differences between ADW's and Bepe's version when ADW's one is based on Bepe's?? Is it newer build? is it so heavily hacked and tweaked till it became faster and more stable?
I guess I should some of those ROMs till i see which one is suitable for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=347002&highlight=updated+poll
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=347585
KamaL said:
Thanks for the suggestions, but this thread is becoming very similar to other threads in which every member says what's the best ROM in his opinion. I'm not saying that' bad, but it's very difficult to make a decision with so many suggestions, for people with not much free time to keep checking ROMs
One question - how is it possible to have such radical differences between ADW's and Bepe's version when ADW's one is based on Bepe's?? Is it newer build? is it so heavily hacked and tweaked till it became faster and more stable?
I guess I should some of those ROMs till i see which one is suitable for me
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My ROM is based on Bepe's BaseROM and not his released WWE/GER Roms.
Both ROMS are completely different except the OS version.
Most memory leaks are caused by third party (self installed) software.
Is it possible to obtain this "base rom" somewhere? I would really love to find a stable yet current ROM for the Trinity and then do the translation to german.
I had limited results with B&B 1.1 - the ROM misses some files, so it's not possible to import it into the bepe-based kitchens. Just unpacking and repacking worked to a degree, but I don't trust this method and ran into problems when I tried to exchange the keyboard-SIP for a localized version of msim.dll. A clean WM6 would be nice. I have considered the Dopod, but am reluctant as there have been some comments about a faulty xip, resulting in problems after a soft-reset.
TG.
I've tried many ROMS on my 8525 and they all worked pretty well. Each had their advantages and disadvantages. I want a ROM that has a lot of memory, very stable, and works great with voice command. So if you can just drop by and recommend one. No need to flame or say something about the thread--if you don't like it, don't answer in it. I just want recommendations, thanks.
How many WM6.1 roms can we possibly create!?
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I've tried many ROMS on my 8525 and they all worked pretty well. Each had their advantages and disadvantages. I want a ROM that has a lot of memory, very stable, and works great with voice command. So if you can just drop by and recommend one. No need to flame or say something about the thread--if you don't like it, don't answer in it. I just want recommendations, thanks.
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I completely agree! In the past I tried several, but ultimately stuck with the Schaps roms. I felt they were the best for me- had what I waned, were fast and stable. Now in this last month with WM6.1, there are so many, and they're all apparently the latest and the greatest. It's confusing too that every cook uses their own revision numbering system also.
I'm using Pays latest rom right now. It's what it claims to be (for me), fast and stable. Will continue with that until Schaps (hopefully soon) releases his final 4.40...
It seems everyone is working very hard to get their own perfect rom happening- but wouldn't it be better if we got more collaboration going between cooks, and worked together to create fewer, better roms? It would probably mean spending less time reinventing the wheel...
Just my thoughts- take them or leave them.
no matter what ROM I go to recently, I end up going straight back to this one
I just downloaded the Voice Command file that was on here and im sure you will find it if you use the search function.
It is fast and has alot of storage memory and in my opinion is the most stable ROM i have put on my hermes.
Everyone is different tho...
I use Pandora Naked 7.0b2, the last WM6 Naked rom before mattk_r moved on to WM6.1. It's very fast, very stable and comes with nothing extraneous.
miffymiffy said:
no matter what ROM I go to recently, I end up going straight back to this one
I just downloaded the Voice Command file that was on here and im sure you will find it if you use the search function.
It is fast and has alot of storage memory and in my opinion is the most stable ROM i have put on my hermes.
Everyone is different tho...
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I have to agree. I tried all the 6.1's as they were coming out and within a few hours had hard resets. Kept coming back to Berds rom (linked above).
Like Schap rom so much ...... so waiting for full release of Schap's WM6.1
Thank you guys for the input. I'm using Faria's 6.1 ROM. GREAT rom--very stable. Just two things with it though: there's a memory leak somewhere and voice command doesn't work well at all. So i'll see what ROM to flash. I also wanted a lite rom, but it never came out. Might try schap's 6.1 rom when it comes out.
Have you tried Matt's Pandora Naked Roms? They are clean/stable. I've been using his PN7.2 for awhile with VC & no issues. I haven't tried his 9.1 yet (wm6.1). I'm waiting for all the bugs to get worked out.
Chris
No flame, just a lot of opinion... Regardless of what anyone says, if you are looking for stability, speed, memory, etc... then you may want to stay with a WM6.0 rom... Although I have run and am currently running a WM6.1 variant, I would suggest to anyone that either doesn't have the time to flash repeatedly or isn't afflicted with RFWS to stay away from the 6.1 Roms for now...
How much time is actually spent on a rom to consider it stable...? What are the measurements that are taken to consider a rom fast and speedy...? I am not taking anything away from the cooks and wish I had the grey matter to cook roms myself, BUT unless a rom is tested over a period of time (not two weeks) and repeatedly subjected to beta testing how can one say it is stable... We constantly have roms that are released and then we become the Beta Testers (not complaining mind you, its what I live for)... But we do need to remember that this is primarily a development site and as such there will always be releases that some of us consider to be substandard or less than average... There are several factors that determine stability and how often one has to perform soft/hard resets is one of those factors...
Well, let me get off of the soapbox, I personally liked the Black Series of Roms that are no longer under development... And since they are not supported by the cook any longer (for personal reasons), I would recommend Schaps 4.x series of roms... not the WM6.1 variants, but the WM6.0 variants...
Hope this helps...
kareem9nba said:
I've tried many ROMS on my 8525 and they all worked pretty well. Each had their advantages and disadvantages. I want a ROM that has a lot of memory, very stable, and works great with voice command. So if you can just drop by and recommend one. No need to flame or say something about the thread--if you don't like it, don't answer in it. I just want recommendations, thanks.
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I think Schaps v4.01 is very stable. It can use MS VC very effectively plus it is not hifi version compared to the current ROMs. Just the basic necessary things which are required for a good ROM. I have used both his lite and full version. You can try it out.
The ROM thread is situated here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=343942.
I have tried many kinds of different softwares also on this ROM which works pretty well and as desired. You can try it out.
Great to know. I've tried schaps rom actually and liked it but for some reason that i can't remember, i went to faria's. I think i might go back to this one now. Are there any highly anticipated roms coming up like dutty's 6.1 for the kaiser when everybody was talking about it before it came out?
I tried Schaps and just like last time, it freezes up a lot on me for some reason. Things don't go very smooth on it so i might try pay's rom or some other that i find stable. Any further recommendations will be highly accepted.
I was a great fan of Schaps roms but I kept having connectivity issues (ie: bluetooth, wi-fi) so i switched over to TNT roms. Love those. But it all depends on what you're looking for. For example, TNT roms have a lot of 3rd part apps that some people might not want. I personally haven't had any luck with voice command. Not even with the at&t rom. You gotta do your research. Check thru the first few pages of a rom thread that looks appealing to you and see what the immediate problems are and post your concerns/questions. Members here will be more than happy to help you. After all, that's what development is...isn't it?
Guys, I have gone done the same path as so many of you - trying each ROM as it came out. Before 6.1, I was stuck on TNT SE after being a major fan of Schaps for a long while. Now with 6.1, I have found CRC's to be the best. I dont use VC so cant comment.. Randomize is good, but no BT Explorer... have been operating with CRC for a few weeks now. Very rarely have to reset - only if I overload the thing and it locks up at 99% memory utilisation. Try it for yourself... The only comment I have beyond that is related to radio ROM. I have found that 6.1 seems to be more sensitive to which Radio Rom you are using. I have gone back to 1.43 and found it to be superior to 1.54! Be warned though, I have read in some of the other threads that an older radio ROM can cause the phone to freeze up, although I haven't experianced that at all.
RanDomIze Final Storm v2.10
I have tried almost every 6.1 ROM, this on definatly is the best one I have found.
Dear All,
I'm trying to upgrade my JasJam to a more recent WM6.1 build but lots of roms are available
What rom is fastest and most stable in your openion
Thanks in advanced
H.H
1.PdaCorner v23 Final ,
2. Dvha79_ddt v25 ,
3. CRC v13 or v14
Choose the Non Real Big Storage editions to avoid Hard Resets.
read the Benchmark 'sticky' thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419530
good luck
as always
what's good for me does not always mean good for you !!!!
I know Zocster but people are ALWAYS gonna ask.....
I like PDACorner V18 or V25. PDAViet are also good as well. Most of the roms I find are excellant but there are a few that don't seem to like my Hermes. Apps I like or setups I use render them unstable. You REALLY need to try them out and see if you like them for yourself. Asking people is great but you are not gonna get the info you need, just personal opinions that are gonna leave you where you are now.
Read whats in them and see what people say on the threads and then
try the roms out.. If there is something that causes problems it soon is made apparent so the chefs can fix it later or others offer solutions.
Cheers...
well said Zocster
"wnat is good for me is may not be good for you"
Everyone needs to find what is best for his Hermis. All the so called best ROMs are not good for my Hermis 300. I go back to naked3d or MRH 8.4 again and again after testing CRC and PDAcroner pro.
Why deprive yourself of the hours of fun and entertainment, not to mention the learning experience of de-bricking your phone several times?
Try every ROM available and see which one you like.
Or just start with the latest and work backwards - they're all good.
I think the next...
As already been told the best ROM meens the custom ROM for you. Before times I used to have a ROM with as more function as I found. But now I prefer to have with less functions for not to overload ROM. After I install the programs I need. Overmore, I save "cab" files of programs I need in memory card. In latest days I use to have Device Update cab. Install it and use it. good one.
Although I agree that it is best to try as many roms as possible, it is not the real "best" option for all. I mean, not all people are as tech capable as the others. The risk of converting your phone into junk is increasing with every flash you dare. Only recently, my sister totally bricked her imate sp5. Only reason being the frequent and according to me the "unnecessary" flashes.
Therefore, I recommend the following path for anybody who doesn't want to risk his expensive toy:
* Read the recent ROM release threads. Try to read 3 or 4 recent threads. That is usually enough.
* Don't read the whole thread. Read the first few posts by the ROM chef. They usually include the pro's and con's of the ROM. Also the known issues. Also bug fixes. That is usually all you need to know.
* Decide whether you want a naked ROM or a bloated ROM. A naked ROM is simple, clean and has a lot of storage space for your programs. But it lacks functionality that you need to install yourself. A bloated ROM comes with oodles of software that you will possibly never use. But you will also need less time after the flash to get it working. Most things will already be there.
* Check the interface. Is it the stock WM6 interface? HTC Home? Manilla 2D? Which one do you prefer. Remember that Manilla 2D means beta, means less memory, means more freezes and crashes. But it looks awesome
* Plan ahead. What do you want to see in your today screen? Which ROM already has what you want? If you want your appointments in the today screen, then don't flash a Manilla ROM. You want a big digital clock? Go with HTC Home. Or try a naked ROM with Pocket Digital Clock. Although other programs do fancy things, such as flash, opera, htc album, etc. you end up using the today screen most of your time. So pay attention to the default today screen.
* Check the most recent posts in the thread. They contain valuable information such as recently discovered problems and their fixes. They also contain performance and stability related reviews of users.
* IMPORTANT!!! Decide whether you really need a new ROM. Don't just flash for the sake of flashing, if you can't afford a new device, then don't flash. Because at the end of the flashing process, you may have a brick in your hands instead of your lovely Hermes. This is rare, but it happens. Although there are ways for recovering a flash, these may or may not work for you. And even if they would work, they may be quite difficult to follow.
As usual my favorite Schap's 4.41!
best rom for hermes
crc's are good roms also herpes rom PC_Pro.V20 ( no i havent spelt that wrong!) just check out the benchmark page some are good some are bad its trial and error really get flashing
After trying several ROMs
I think that PDA Viet V25 is the best (for me), after using it for several days now I didn't need to make a single soft reset and it is fast
this is only my experience
hsalah72 said:
After trying several ROMs
I think that PDA Viet V25 is the best (for me), after using it for several days now I didn't need to make a single soft reset and it is fast
this is only my experience
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Dvha79_ddt v25 basic BS working great for me ..
Mick Smith's HTC Herpes Build 20755
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431668
Hi guys, I'll be using a Hermes for a few months until my contract comes up for renewal but having had an iphone and an HTC Advantage for the last year or so I've been a bit spoilt in the memory/mhz department and now using the Hermes is like pulling teeth.
I didn't play with the standard rom long enough to know if I liked it, just dived straight in here, trying out some XDA-dev Roms. I've now tried manilla2D V8 and starbase's touchflo2d and although they look fantastic they seem painfully slow and riddled with bugs. This is not an attack on the authors of those roms, as I said they look fantastic and are hugely functional. I just need one ALOT quicker and without the bugs.
Any recommendations?
regarding your question
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Hi guys, I'll be using a Hermes for a few months until my contract comes up for renewal but having had an iphone and an HTC Advantage for the last year or so I've been a bit spoilt in the memory/mhz department and now using the Hermes is like pulling teeth.
I didn't play with the standard rom long enough to know if I liked it, just dived straight in here, trying out some XDA-dev Roms. I've now tried manilla2D V8 and starbase's touchflo2d and although they look fantastic they seem painfully slow and riddled with bugs. This is not an attack on the authors of those roms, as I said they look fantastic and are hugely functional. I just need one ALOT quicker and without the bugs.
Any recommendations?
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Their are limitations as you are aware with the hermes so any rom running hermes rom running touchflo2d will leave you with at or around 20megs of ram. all of the chefs have put out great roms so my suggestion would be to try ones with tf2d cooked in. performance and bugs are non existent in most of them or easily fixable. Good luck.
If you want a fast ROM, don't flash one with manilla or touchflow. They will bog you down. Try one of the lite ROMs out there from Joshkosh or Abusalza's PDA ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=437029
I am using Joshkosh's halloween V10 and it is quick.
Thanks guys, now trying pdacornerpro v25 and so far so good.
Dont forget to try Schap's 4.40 Beta!
U must try all of DVH's!!!
(here we go again)
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Thanks guys, now trying pdacornerpro v25 and so far so good.
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good choice bro.... congratz..
Best rom...
I was using crc's rom's clean design lots of usablity but i constantly had sync problems so tried Dvha79_ddt Rom's and they are all very good i am using V22 5.2.20748 Black basic NoBS and its is excelent.
I'm also using DVH v22 NoBS for months now (usually I flash around every other week) and it seems to be very fast and stable. If you're content with WM standard today screen (no fancy home plugins) I'd suggest go w/ it to conserve resources.
I tend to find most roms strt to get buggy the more 3rd party apps installed. It seems to need experimentation to get it just right but every ROM is different and will, eventually, go down if you're adventurous and keep putting more and more 3rd party apps on.
Cheers...
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I was using crc's rom's clean design lots of usablity but i constantly had sync problems so tried Dvha79_ddt Rom's and they are all very good i am using V22 5.2.20748 Black basic NoBS and its is excelent.
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I'm also using this rom but I have a problem: when I press the side Power Button to turn off the device ( in stand by), any other press of another hardware button opens up the device, and this didn't happened previously (in wm6 rom). For example, even though the device is turned off by short pressing the power button, if I accidentally press the IE button, or the camera button, the device wakes up and opens these apps. What's the solution, any registry tweak to do?
Settings>Key Lock
so, what's the verdict?
I'm new to Hermes (still using Excalibur most of the time). With so many roms and so many suggestions, have you narrowed down to THE fastest and most stable rom yet, Dannyboy? thanks!
Well after trying 3 or 4 different roms before I started this thread and a couple after it I finally settled on PDAViet DVH_V27. It was without doubt the fastest and most bug free but did lack any frills at all. I added HTC home and my usual list of cab files without any problems or slow down.
However..... as usual after a few weeks I now find myself itching for something new so I'm now on here searching for a new one to try
How much free RAM left
DannyBoy said:
... I finally settled on PDAViet DVH_V27. It was without doubt the fastest and most bug free but did lack any frills at all. I added HTC home and my usual list of cab files without any problems or slow down.
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Thank you for the info! Do you know how much free memory you usually have? I am thinking about running TomTom navigation software, but wonder if I will have enough RAM to do that. Thanks, again!
Faria 32 - winner
This ROM wins (hands down for me). I have tried at least 6 ROMs recently and really wanted one of the manilla 2D roms to be good enough to stay the distance. I just didn't find them stable enough. PhamQuang attemp is oh so close.
I finally got round to flashing Faria32 - No frills looks wise - but a great clean ROM that hasn't yet thrown up anything significant. For now I'm sticking with this.
Still waiting for the next best touchflow batch.
Fastest Rom!!!
TNT 5.2.19199 build 19199.1.0.0
SK tools 211 score!!!!!
here we go again, each one of us uses our hermes differently, there is no such a thing as 'the fastest', 'the best' bla bla bla rom.
You need to try each one and load the software you want and see if it is fast. For me I have found that ROM.
I agree with Zocster. Everyone's different and everyone uses their device differently. I personally (for everyday use at least, I love testing other ROMS) have settled on CRC's latest stable ROMS.
I use a mac w/ missing sync and haven't had any sync problems. I also have an xp box I use as a tech machine and though I don't really depend on it for syncing, I've tried it a few times and not had any problems.
Anyways, other than benching them all in the exact same conditions, it's pretty much impossible to pin down which is THE fastest, which is THE most stable.
The cooks and testers already dedicate countless hours/days attempting this with just one ROM and even that is often too time consuming and sometimes overwhelming. I don't think any of us really has the time to even try a task so daunting, besides, HW and network conditions vary so greatly that who knows how useful it would even be.
As mentioned, general rules apply, the less frills, the lite/naked/NON-BS ROMS are generally the fastest and most stable. As far as your personal preferences go, you've just gotta rely on other people's recommendations and your own experience testing and trying until you find one that works for you.
There have been plenty of good recommendations already, and as I said, I find CRC's latest stable ROMS to do the job for me, but I am always looking and trying new ones that look good.
So, if you really can't find one that works for you, either take up kareem4nba up on his offer and ask him to build one for you, or do some reading, research, download a kitchen, and start cooking.
But, as I said, generally fast and stable are more synonymous with the lite, naked, and non-BS, 'function before form,' "clean" ROMS.
But I digress and agree with zocster, there is no such thing as "the best," "the fastest," or "the most stable" ROM, there are so many uncontrollable variables and is judged based on so many subjective factors that there aren't and really can't be any "true" answer to this question for the ages.
This all doesn't even factor in the fact that there are constantly new ROMs, new cooks, new programs, new advances, the scene is always changing. So, even if you could pin down the "best ROM right now, but who knows what'll happen tomorrow or next week.
All in all, it's an impossible question to answer. All you can do is to use the process of elimination based on other people's opinions and your own experience. Sorry. Good luck. Happy flashing!
I actually don't mind seeing one of the threads pop up every now again...
Anyway it's all been said though I would add that Speed and Stability are not always mutual inclusive.
I find:
KareemNBA's and JoshKoss's to be the fastest.
PDACornerv25/ DVH Good Speed/Stability
Crc's Most Stable