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I recently ROOT my EVO, so I want to know for those who has gone to varios ROMS what are the top 5 ROMS.
Me personally has ben looking for some Desire Z or Desire HD port, only for the Themes but don't know the names of the ROMS here, or or some Gingerbread ROMS but they are a lot of ROMS here, I;m comming from the HeroC...
Calkulin EVi0 2 best room (I just hate that animation color screen at boot) give me up to 12 hours of battery time.
im new too i just rooted my phone sunday i heard from some people that some roms and kernals are made for certain hardware. mines hardware 0004 is it true
thanks.
If you want to fall in love with your EVO all over again, I HIGHLY recommend MIUI. It is hands down the best looking and best performing ROM out there.
4g doesnt work on miui right
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4g doesnt work on miui right
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Nope, it's AOSP so no 4G or HDMI.
I think you will fall in love with the Azreal rom. I have been running it for over a month now with no issues at all. Good luck finding a rom that you will like.
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I recently ROOT my EVO, so I want to know for those who has gone to varios ROMS what are the top 5 ROMS.
Me personally has ben looking for some Desire Z or Desire HD port, only for the Themes but don't know the names of the ROMS here, or or some Gingerbread ROMS but they are a lot of ROMS here, I;m comming from the HeroC...
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The best rom for the evo right now is the mikfroyo 4.4 hands down. In terms of speed and customized features it is my favorite of all and mik is already working on
V 4.5 so for u its time to start flashing and enjoying your powerhouse that is the evo the way u suppose to. Happy flashing and have fun!
+1 in the mikfroyi 4.4. Makes me appreciate sense widgets.
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Calkulin's EViO 2 ROM is by far my favorite ROM out there!
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Everything works with mikfroyo, so u don't have to worry about anything.
Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026
I'm also using evoelite theme, here is the link for joni themes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=746689
Sorry, I meant Konikub's themes.
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myn's warm twopointtwo: insane themeing. blows your mind and other parts (hehe). fast, stable, just very themed and very feature inclusive.
caulkin's evio 2: incredibly fast. this dude is amazing. you will find his 'usb/wifi tether hack, reboot mod, mms limit/compression mod's in almost every rom out there. slightly themed to not look as fugly as the htc version, very good battery, extreme speed, etc etc etc.
ava-froyo z3: this man is quite a coder. he goes deep inside the rom to alter things never touched by other devs, including radio, 4g, memory management, etc. its a hit and miss for some phones, but gets amazing results on others.
cyanogenmod: vanilla aosp, the biggest project on the xda. built on many different phones, huge team, incredible changes, its like a whole new phone. you wont get the same results or features from any other phone on the market. no hdmi (claims its almost done) and FINALLY 4G (in alpha 2 testing, the code for 4g had to be totally rewritten by two guys. thats probably the biggest feat in this phone's history)
miui: a crossover aosp rom that looks almost like the iphone but with the functionality and customizability of android +100. infinite amount of features. this isnt really built on anything... everything is different. a brand new operating system pretty much. worth a flash. some love it, some (like me) dont.
I am currently using this ROM [ROM(S)]CM7-EX.v9, its pretty neat, still has a few minor issues but it's usable and yeah its Gingerbread. No 4G or HDMI.
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Well put. I will +1 you on the CyanogenMod. Great stable ROM with tons of customizability and features out of wazoo.
I would also put in a recomendation foe Fresh Evo ROM by Flipz. Maintains a familiar Sense UI but has some nice performance tweaks and removes all of the bloatware. Also has full HDMI and 4G support. Just another simple and user friendly option for custom ROM that does not get too radical.
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rockypr said:
I recently ROOT my EVO, so I want to know for those who has gone to varios ROMS what are the top 5 ROMS.
Me personally has ben looking for some Desire Z or Desire HD port, only for the Themes but don't know the names of the ROMS here, or or some Gingerbread ROMS but they are a lot of ROMS here, I;m comming from the HeroC...
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I like all the responses here and how members try to help, especially the 8th grade kid, lol.
I for one won't flash a rom where any of the features of the phone won't work, despite the fact of the great work all of those guys are doing to bring gingerbread to us, I applaud all their hard work. Whatever rom u flash, make sure u do a full wipe so u can get a clean install, do a back up or nandroid before u start flashing and read, read, read and keep on reading, that's the most important thing, get acquainted with any issues or problems that may arise with the roms u gonna flash so u don't panick and go all monkey if the phone freezes or whatever the situation may be. Finally be ready for the storm, flashing is an addiction hard to control.
My top five (which may not be your top five)
MIUI
Evoneo
vaelpak
burnt droid
Evio2
If I'm on a Sense rom, I use go launcher
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I know this has already been said but I just have to agree with Cyanogen. The stable build (6.1.2?) is incredibly nice with plenty to do. On the other hand, Cyanogen7 (i.e. nightlies) are a bit more finnicky (still a superb work in progress). I used the stable build until I had enough courage (newbie myself to android) to start trying the night builds. I really dont want to go back to anything else now, not even the stable. Getting excellent battery life (intermittent tho), great look, very customizable. Def worth a try, if anything
Depends on what you want our of your rom. I tried many, but heres my personal experience.
I went with miui for awhile. Loved the speed and uniqueness. In the end missed everything working perfect.
Went to azrael for awhile. Fastest sense rom in my opinion. Highly recommend if you like sense.
Since I don't like sense, but want stuff to be fully functional, I'm currently on vaelpak. Very fast, great on battery, and the vaelpak settings app makes it very easy to tune to your liking.
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Myns RLS5 Rom with Aloysius theme..... Sweet or CM7 nightly 13 with Mixer theme.... Awesome
What is a great rom to use that not gonna cook your phone cause of a messed up or overclocked kernel? I was using the CM 7 rom for awhile I loved it tho I didn't like the camera app on there would like to find a rom that hdmi is working and stock camera app is working with themes. Right now im using the Sprints Lovers rom. Any ideas thank....
Well you're gona get a ton of answers. I here Myn's warm two point two is good. And if you want hdmi, you have to stick to sense-for the times being.
Myn's would be my first suggestion. As far as I know, it has all the things you wanted.
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Myn's would be my first suggestion. As far as I know, it has all the things you wanted.
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Thanks i been looking over the rom list wiki. Ive seen his rom wondering how stable it is.
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Thanks i been looking over the rom list wiki. Ive seen his rom wondering how stable it is.
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Check out the poll. Try them out and see what you like. Everyone has their own preferences. Link in my sig
I like to use MikFroyo the most. Very responsive and everything works.
MIUI. HDMI doesn't work but it doesn't matter, MIUI is worth the trade off.
If you want one that everything works definatly myns warmtwopointtwo
I like Fresh too, but Myn's looks so much better and I think it runs better.
I have seen this question so many times now, mostly in the Dev section. Thanks for posting where it belongs lol.
I have tried almost every rom out there. Some package specific (non-stock) kernels, which may not be the best out-of-the-box experience, depending on your hardware.
I too +1 for Myn's RLS5. It's stock-esque, but better, if that's what you're looking for.
If you want to be adventurous, try MIUI. It's fricken' awesome, but doesn't have 4G yet or HDMI. I've found the HDMI personally to be worthless anyway after buying an adapter on eBay.
mikfroyo 4.5 has taken over sense based ROMS.
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Thanks i been looking over the rom list wiki. Ive seen his rom wondering how stable it is.
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Myns is very stable. I've been using it since I've rooted my phone, and no matter how many different ROMS I try, I always come back to Myns because it just plain works. Also, Myns ROM thread is incredibly active, and if you ask a question there, more than likely you'll have a solution/answer by the next hour. Ontop of that, myn reads most, if not every post in the thread and listens to what the community likes and doesn't like about his work, and keeps them updated on what he plans to work on etc.
I'm sure other people can make similar arguments for other ROMS, but I just thought I would share my thoughts.
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If you want one that everything works definatly myns warmtwopointtwo
I like Fresh too, but Myn's looks so much better and I think it runs better.
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I read up on that one they have the throttle thing turned off so you have fast net speed but do to the mod it shuts off your wireless and networks option. I would still like to control that option so i can shut off roaming so i dont get stuck with a fat ass bill lol. Thanks.
mgalyan said:
I have seen this question so many times now, mostly in the Dev section. Thanks for posting where it belongs lol.
I have tried almost every rom out there. Some package specific (non-stock) kernels, which may not be the best out-of-the-box experience, depending on your hardware.
I too +1 for Myn's RLS5. It's stock-esque, but better, if that's what you're looking for.
If you want to be adventurous, try MIUI. It's fricken' awesome, but doesn't have 4G yet or HDMI. I've found the HDMI personally to be worthless anyway after buying an adapter on eBay.
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I just tried the virus rom his latest one it says sensless but you have a option to turn sense on and the stock camera and hd works also pretty nice rom worth checking out.
I've tried Myns, Ava, Kings, Elite, Fresh, Azrael, and MikFroyo. Most of them have been pretty stable, but IMO MikFroyo is where it's at. If you need a bit more eye candy, Kings is based of MikFroyo and has a ton of themes.
Although my biased opinion says try CM7 again
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I've tried Myns, Ava, Kings, Elite, Fresh, Azrael, and MikFroyo. Most of them have been pretty stable, but IMO MikFroyo is where it's at. If you need a bit more eye candy, Kings is based of MikFroyo and has a ton of themes.
Although my biased opinion says try CM7 again
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Ya i love the cm 7 just wanting on the stable update the voice mail thing got annoying the text thing that came through with every voice mail you got and no HDMI yet.
Personally I have tried a ton. Sense based: MikFroyo and Myn's. But I would also have to say MikFroyo. After a few weeks of using both Mik is less laggy. Plus he has an optimized LauncherPro which did it for me since I use the car dock a lot and need a landscape launcher.
Currently testing gginggerbread-6 (CM7 RC1+4G). Its not bad. A few FC but overall stable enough to run daily.
Didn't want to start a new thread but wanted some opinions on which ROM to put on my wife's new EVO. She's not very tech savy so I don't want to keep changing things on her phone by flashing different things all the time. I just wanted to pick one great looking, speedy ROM that seems to have virtually no issues.
I'm not the type to flash every single ROM so my experience is limited to Baked Snack, Fresh, and CM7 RC1/nightlies. I'm figuring a nice Sense ROM will be best for her.
What you say?
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Didn't want to start a new thread but wanted some opinions on which ROM to put on my wife's new EVO. She's not very tech savy so I don't want to keep changing things on her phone by flashing different things all the time. I just wanted to pick one great looking, speedy ROM that seems to have virtually no issues.
I'm not the type to flash every single ROM so my experience is limited to Baked Snack, Fresh, and CM7 RC1/nightlies. I'm figuring a nice Sense ROM will be best for her.
What you say?
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I ran Fresh before I made the jump to MIUI, it's a great ROM, very stable and bug free. That would be my recommendation. He doesn't update it as much as some of the other devs do theirs, but that will prevent you from having to update often.
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Didn't want to start a new thread but wanted some opinions on which ROM to put on my wife's new EVO. She's not very tech savy so I don't want to keep changing things on her phone by flashing different things all the time. I just wanted to pick one great looking, speedy ROM that seems to have virtually no issues.
I'm not the type to flash every single ROM so my experience is limited to Baked Snack, Fresh, and CM7 RC1/nightlies. I'm figuring a nice Sense ROM will be best for her.
What you say?
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I would show her screen shots of Myn, MikFroyo, Kings and EViO. Those are my fav sense ROMs. All should be stable and fast.
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I would show her screen shots of Myn, MikFroyo, Kings and EViO. Those are my fav sense ROMs. All should be stable and fast.
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You should check out the virus rom 1.1 infection still has some bit of sense in it.
Just wanted to ask but none the less content with my rom i use anyway...
has any one noticed a drop in i guess roms or the fact that they are not beuing made as much, had it not been for Virus, Konikob, Myn and acs KINGS evo seems to have slowed down a whole lot..
anyway just curious but still; mad respect for developers who r puttin out roms u all r awesome... thank you
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Just wanted to ask but none the less content with my rom i use anyway...
has any one noticed a drop in i guess roms or the fact that they are not beuing made as much, had it not been for Virus, Konikob, Myn and acs KINGS evo seems to have slowed down a whole lot..
anyway just curious but still; mad respect for developers who r puttin out roms u all r awesome... thank you
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Sounds like you need to give cma try...
swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
JSmurfy said:
Just wanted to ask but none the less content with my rom i use anyway...
has any one noticed a drop in i guess roms or the fact that they are not beuing made as much, had it not been for Virus, Konikob, Myn and acs KINGS evo seems to have slowed down a whole lot..
anyway just curious but still; mad respect for developers who r puttin out roms u all r awesome... thank you
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There's always AOSP ROMs you can try out... they're constantly updated and new ones are pushed out for you to try
Well, seems like sense is maxed out to potential which leaves GB and some really cool ports to play with. SalvageMod has some nightlies now like CM which are fun. I would suspect once another major OTA comes out, the ROM frequency will increase again. There are always themes and mods to play with too.
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There's always AOSP ROMs you can try out... they're constantly updated and new ones are pushed out for you to try
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oh for sure without a doubt.. but
Elits Series 3 is soooo stable and just sick.. im hopefully waiting for a 4,
but liked the variety when i first started,
like calks roms, Myn, Myk, acs, virus etc...
like i said im kinda content.. a lot of really nice looking roms but i like stability
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Well, seems like sense is maxed out to potential which leaves GB and some really cool ports to play with. SalvageMod has some nightlies now like CM which are fun. I would suspect once another major OTA comes out, the ROM frequency will increase again. There are always themes and mods to play with too.
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that makes sense..
but im theme - tarded... with ES3 im not sure what themes would or would not work.. so i dont test any..
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Sounds like you need to give cma try...
swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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i read the downfall to cm is no 4g no gps.. 2 things i like to have.. well gps more then 4 g i am in CT 4g aint much around here
thing is, the latest official software for the Evo (3.70) came out in December, so besides ROM theming, there is not much to update in an OTA-based ...
but there's CM7 and all the other Gingerbread ROMs plus the ports from other devices, like the Desire Z-based ROMs, so even though maybe there's not as many ROMs coming out as a couple of months ago, there are enough new ones to try and help the flash-itch!
EDIT: btw, CM7 RC 3 and 4, plus the newest nightlies, and most other GB ROMs now include WiMax, and HDMI functionality with the TeamWin app... GPS, on the other hand, works perfectly for some, and it's iffy for others.. it's being worked on, and it's rumored that it should be fixed for the CM7-final release.
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i read the downfall to cm is no 4g no gps.. 2 things i like to have.. well gps more then 4 g i am in CT 4g aint much around here
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CM7 has 4G. GPS has given some people issues, but there is a fix. I'm not sure if it's even necessary anymore.
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that makes sense..
but im theme - tarded... with ES3 im not sure what themes would or would not work.. so i dont test any..
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cool thing with some of the new GB ROMS is the theme manager built in. CM7 and Decks have it, others probably do too. GPS works fine. I was on elite I, II, and III forever, but got really bored with sense and didn't want it anymore.
A lot of the development has switched over to 2.3, you should try it. You'll be happy after the adjustment to AOSP, or just use Launcher PRO or ADW if you want some familiarity.
edit: is it me or has everything slowed down around here?
I am on CM 7.1RC1 and I am having Wireless Tether problems and no 4G speeds on built in tethering, but 3g works on built in.
Just got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I want to frequently tether it to my Evo and I need reliability from the Evo tethering.
Before RC1 wireless tether was working ok and 4g was working on both WT and built in tether, now it isnt. I can try and go back to the stable CM but then I would be going backwords in ROM versions.
So which rom, sense is fine with me, would give me the best tethering experience (both 3g & 4g) and good battery life (I know 4g kills battery quickly)?
Thanks
I would like to know as well. I am an epic user, but I rooted and put a cm7 on my friend's wife's evo a couple months ago. I guess she has been having a lot of issues lately, and wants me to either put it back to stock, which she wasn't too happy with, or flash something else that is more stable. I'm never in the evo forums, so I don't know what's what over here. I thought cm was supposed to be the best, but I also don't know how she uses her phone, or what has been done that made it start acting up.
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really the best way to know for sure is to just flash away. i have tried most of thenew roms that have come out. all pretty much very good. i guess if you have to try one out i would recommend mikg2.41. it is a great sense 2.1+3.0 rom. check it out. also i had great experience with synergy r2 as well.
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really the best way to know for sure is to just flash away. i have tried most of thenew roms that have come out. all pretty much very good. i guess if you have to try one out i would recommend mikg2.41. it is a great sense 2.1+3.0 rom. check it out. also i had great experience with synergy r2 as well.
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Mikg or synergy was going to be one of the ones I tried (or both) but I have heard battery life is pretty bad on them because of the newer sense. Don't get me wrong, I want newer sense since 1.0 is old and ugly so I think I can deal with worse battery life.
Was just hoping someone would have some insight when it came to tethering and one of these new roms.
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I need a Gingerbread/Sense ROM with and emphasis on stability. Close to stock would be best though it isn't paramount. I realize that ROMs are like beers, you get a different opinion on which is best depending on who you ask. The circumstances just don't allow me to try out a whole slew of ROMs.
A good friend's wife has an EVO 4G (I have a Sensation, G2x & HD2) and is having trouble with stability. I suggested we root it and slap a custom ROM on it. While they were over I rooted it and got everything ready to back up and slap a ROM on it. Problem is I am unsure as to what ROM to put on it. Yes, I could try out several ROMs to find one that works but this isn't going to go well at all. The reasons should be obvious for anyone who is married. This is magnified by the fact that I would only have access to the phone maybe once every other week. I need a silver bullet for this one.
Thank you for your time.
I've tried a ton of sense roms, MikG still wins for stability and everything working for me.
I'm currently running synergy w/o sense lockscreen. Loving it. I've had no problems with stability.
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Neitmrh15 said:
I've tried a ton of sense roms, MikG still wins for stability and everything working for me.
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This one I assume? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038967
kingphreak13 said:
I'm currently running synergy w/o sense lockscreen. Loving it. I've had no problems with stability.
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RC2 from the below thread? Is there a problem with the lock screen or is that a personal preference?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447
Try EVO classic Rom. It's based off the latest stock Rom. It's fast and so far no trouble for me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312414
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Thats the one. I used to use Synergy to but I found it to be a bit slower than MikG and Mik sees more updates.
If you go Synergy RLS1 is the newest version. RC2 is older and was an unofficial release I believe. I never had a problem with the lock screen on Synergy.
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This one I assume? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038967
RC2 from the below thread? Is there a problem with the lock screen or is that a personal preference?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447
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I've found Mik Roms to be the most stable as well as be current with the latest updates. Myn's Roms are excellent as well.
DECIM8 said:
I need a Gingerbread/Sense ROM with and emphasis on stability. Close to stock would be best though it isn't paramount. I realize that ROMs are like beers, you get a different opinion on which is best depending on who you ask. The circumstances just don't allow me to try out a whole slew of ROMs.
A good friend's wife has an EVO 4G (I have a Sensation, G2x & HD2) and is having trouble with stability. I suggested we root it and slap a custom ROM on it. While they were over I rooted it and got everything ready to back up and slap a ROM on it. Problem is I am unsure as to what ROM to put on it. Yes, I could try out several ROMs to find one that works but this isn't going to go well at all. The reasons should be obvious for anyone who is married. This is magnified by the fact that I would only have access to the phone maybe once every other week. I need a silver bullet for this one.
Thank you for your time.
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click on the link in my sig to learn about aosp roms and kernels, it also has links to the roms and dl zips to the kernels. aosp may not be what you want but in reality you never know till you try ^_^
DECIM8 said:
I need a Gingerbread/Sense ROM with and emphasis on stability. Close to stock would be best though it isn't paramount. I realize that ROMs are like beers, you get a different opinion on which is best depending on who you ask. The circumstances just don't allow me to try out a whole slew of ROMs.
A good friend's wife has an EVO 4G (I have a Sensation, G2x & HD2) and is having trouble with stability. I suggested we root it and slap a custom ROM on it. While they were over I rooted it and got everything ready to back up and slap a ROM on it. Problem is I am unsure as to what ROM to put on it. Yes, I could try out several ROMs to find one that works but this isn't going to go well at all. The reasons should be obvious for anyone who is married. This is magnified by the fact that I would only have access to the phone maybe once every other week. I need a silver bullet for this one.
Thank you for your time.
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1. If she is having a problem with stability on a stock unrooted Evo then she needs to backup her information and just do a factory reset.
2. Trying out several ROMs is required because phones react to various ROMs differently. I can tell you that a certain ROM plays well with my phone but it may not play quite as well with yours. Then comes the issue of kernels. Kernels have a large impact on the phone's stability as well.
3. Tell your friend to do his own homework on how to get her phone up and running or have an affair with her so that you can see her more often and get more opportunities to test ROMs/kernels on her phone.
What version of Sense would you prefer?
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click on the link in my sig to learn about aosp roms and kernels, it also has links to the roms and dl zips to the kernels. aosp may not be what you want but in reality you never know till you try ^_^
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I ran AOSP and CM ROMs on my G2X. Eaglesblood with Faux's kernel. CM and AOSP ROMs are actually my preference for Android in general. I am not a huge fan of Sense, it has some nice apps but its too confining. This isn't my phone though.
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What version of Sense would you prefer?
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The EVO 4G has 2.5 by default I believe. I run the leaked 3.5 on my Sensation and it has some improvements over 2.5 and a couple over 3.0. If there is a very stable and fully functional ROM with 3.x that would be better. Stability and functionality still trump everything else though.
They mentioned that Netflix has to work as they use it often. Skype working properly with video would be good as well.
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I ran AOSP and CM ROMs on my G2X. Eaglesblood with Faux's kernel. CM and AOSP ROMs are actually my preference for Android in general. I am not a huge fan of Sense, it has some nice apps but its too confining. This isn't my phone though.
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i agree AOSP Roms are a lot better, smoother, and allow for more customization, that's why the thread i made in my sig is only about them and not about sense based roms. plus whenever an ICS rom comes out it'll be AOSP