I am coming from T-Mobile and the Vibrant so I am familiar with flashing/recoveries ect... I am however new to the procedures with CDMA and the Evo in general.
I have been reading for the past 3 days trying to educate myself but in the midst of all my education I noticed a lot of out dated information so I need some help.
I have rooted and installed the latest Amon Ra, backed up, read the stickies, glanced at the polls and different Roms. I just need a little help on deciding what a fitting Rom would be to begin with. Eventually like in the the Vibrant forums I intend to extend my education and experience to customizing themes and such. I had just recently customized the new Sony Launcher for my Vibrant. Also when I get comfortable I'll go into the experimental Roms.
Since I know it's random to just throw a Rom out let me give you what I am looking for.
-I definitely would like to keep functionality of 4g and gps. (main goal)
-I am not married to sense, miui, or AOSP I have used them all extensively. If I had a choice I would probably look at Sense or Miui before AOSP since I have been on that the most.
-I am not married to 2.2, 2.2.1, or 2.3
-I'm not a huge mono-color Themed Rom fan but if the Rom supports a nice theme that doesn't matter.
-I don't care about hdmi I don't use it.
-I don't care for the majority of the Sprint bloatware (maybe the flashlight lol)
Thanks for your time and any other noob friendly advice would definitely get a tap of the ol thanks button.
Well I say load up a CM7 nightly and enjoy. GPS, 4G, and now HDMI is working.
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic
mikfroyo is a popular sense ROM.
I'm new to CM as they are JUST now getting into the Vibrant and SGS. I think I understand the nightlys as updated builds correct? Do these flash as updates or fresh installs? Would I have to reinstall everything every time?
thank you
The nightlies are basically stand alone roms. Eachy nightly just builds upons the last with updates, pactches, and new features. Ex: if you're on CM7 build 23 and want to go to 25, you backup 23, then flash build 25. Going from one nightly to another you don't have to flash. But for your first install of CM7, you'll need to flash the latest gapps.
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But for your first install of CM7, you'll need to flash the latest gapps.
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First go here to get your nightly > http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic
On your phone, after you boot into recovery, do a clean install, wipe factory/data, cache, dalvik, the flash the rom you downloaded from ^
Then go here and download the latest gapps [gapps = google apps] You need to do so, or a couple apps will be missing/won't work, like the market for example. http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/
After you download it, then place on your sdcard, wipe your cache and dalvik, then flash the gapps.
Download both files first then place on your sdcard before doing the steps.
Id say give myns warm 2.2 a try its so sick for sense, for aosp give cm7 a try. Of course with aosp, its still not PERFECT but pretty darn close. I switch between myns 2.2 and cm7, though i always end up going back to myn(sense 2.2) because i have yet to find an issue. Sense and Aosp users could argue all day but i never have to use/find fixes for sense but i do on aosp. 4G isnt perfect on cm7, and neither is GPS. If you want to be stable as can be with beautiful design i have shared the link below.
Myn 2.2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
One last question (maybe). Do I need to move the zips to my root for Amon Ra? I am familiar with CWM but AR is new to me.
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One last question (maybe). Do I need to move the zips to my root for Amon Ra? I am familiar with CWM but AR is new to me.
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Not if you're using at least amon ra 2.2.1 or 2.3 it will let you browse where you want for zips.
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Alright, well I went with Myn 2.2 for right now. I think the Sense is what pushed me over to it. I Flashed both and stuck with this.
Your help was much appreciated.
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Alright, well I went with Myn 2.2 for right now. I think the Sense is what pushed me over to it. I Flashed both and stuck with this.
Your help was much appreciated.
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Myn is the bees knees
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any links to the previous version of miui? I want to try it since i've read about some kinks in the newest one.
Check out Kings Unleashed ROM's. Very clean, fast and everything works.
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Alright, well I went with Myn 2.2 for right now. I think the Sense is what pushed me over to it. I Flashed both and stuck with this.
Your help was much appreciated.
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You won't be disappointed. Graphically gorgeous, bright (even at 25% brightness), responsive, quick, fluid.
So far I am extremely happy with it as far as functionality. I do however have horrible battery drain. For example, currently I am at 87% and I pulled it off the charger 30 minutes ago. Basically surfed facebook and here.
I read about downgrading price which I did lastnight, I also switched out the kernel with same results. Any thoughts?
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Sorry double post. Here are my battery stats. Main concern is wake and also, since I have flashed this I haven't had a voicemail.
I guess while I am troubleshooting, my 3g seems really poor and sporadic. I just wasn't sure if it could be rom related or not.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Btw I am now at 76% lol
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I've been running VaelPak for about a week. I love it. Stable, good looking, fast, good battery, flexible indeed. The option to go get original sprint tools or kernels inside the custom app is brilliant. Definitely underrated as a ROM.
Before VP I was running through the following, most recent to oldest
CM7RC1,
Myn Warm Z,
MIUI 1.3.4,
CM 6.12,
Myn Warm 2.2,
Fresh Evo 3.5,
Stock.
Loving VP. Only problem I've had is with ADB and Eclipse but that could be me and not the phone since I'm a newbie Dev.
Can't wait to add reports to XDA or VP forums so I can make this ROM even better.
thermbug said:
I've been running VaelPak for about a week. I love it. Stable, good looking, fast, good battery, flexible indeed. The option to go get original sprint tools or kernels inside the custom app is brilliant. Definitely underrated as a ROM.
Before VP I was running through the following, most recent to oldest
CM7RC1,
Myn Warm Z,
MIUI 1.3.4,
CM 6.12,
Myn Warm 2.2,
Fresh Evo 3.5,
Stock.
Loving VP. Only problem I've had is with ADB and Eclipse but that could be me and not the phone since I'm a newbie Dev.
Can't wait to add reports to XDA or VP forums so I can make this ROM even better.
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I have been reading up on some other roms but I want to get my basics down 1st with the above issues. Vibrants were flash a Rom, optional different kernel, optional different modem and go. These Evo Roms and mechanics have a slightly more advanced learning curve.
Instead of starting a new thread I guess, unless i need to, what's the deal with the video processing? My Vibrant on the quad test was getting almost double the frame-rates stock and or Rom'ed.
To get your voice mail, either use google voice, or flash back to an older backup, verify it works, like have someone call you, leave a message, backup the app+data, then back to the current backup of your rom, then restore the app and data. And honestly don't be worried about quadrant scores; if your device is fast an d responsive, don't bother about it, they don't do anything.
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Hey guys my wife has an htc droid incredible that she wants better performance out of. As of yet she is always complaining about how it sucks and its slow and boring. I'm sure she will want something she can use a theme on, and something extremely stable..the last thing I need is to hear her freaking out that it is messing up on her.
Also I have no idea if there is a way to create a nandroid backup on the dinc like I do with the fascinate with clockwork, hopefully there is because whatever I end up doing I need to be able to go back without a hitch...
Any and all thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated guys! Thanks!
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP .8/Voodoo5/NexTheme
Sense or non-sense?
Its the wife..of course nonsense. Lol really though I'm sure sense but as long as i am able to revert no problem we can try non-sense. If she ends up not liking any of it I need to be able to restore to like it never happened and she can go on with all her stuff there lol
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP .8/Voodoo5/NexTheme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883380
Try that or maybe Incredibly Re-Engineered, and maybe update to Lou's #9 for a kernel.
Awesome. What are the general steps to backing up and then flashing the above? (or anything else on the dinc for that matter) the most I have done is unrevoked and that's just as easy as super one click root lol
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP .8/Voodoo5/NexTheme
I'm not sure if i'm allowed to post links to another site since i'm new to this forum but i'll pm you a link to a tutorial.
Awesome. Thanks brother!
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP .8/Voodoo5/NexTheme
Not sure if it sent or not so i sent it again. Anytime.
Lol I got it both times thanks I was actually in the middle of reading up on some of the stickies when you sent that
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP .8/Voodoo5/NexTheme
Lou's #9 and Myn's twopointtwo
I recommend the Incredibly Re-Engineered rom. It is sense based and has been very stable and very good with both battery and performance. I am using v2.3.1 and the incredikernel kernel.
Also, I did not see if anyone responded to your question about the backup with clockwork. Clockwork backup does work with the incredible. I have had to use it a few times myself
edit: Oh by the way this is my first post. Hello to everyone here at XDA!
For "non" Sense I'd definitely go with CyanogenMod 7 RC1. It's fast, stable, and GINGERBREAD!!!
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edit: Oh by the way this is my first post. Hello to everyone here at XDA!
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Hi.....welcome
As for the OP: After you figure out the nandroid backup stuff (which isn't too hard, esp since you have experience with your device)....
I stuck with Virtuous for a while which was basically an improved stock ROM...probably not what your wife wants if she wants it different and finds stock "boring" (but still a great rom). Unfortunately, not much development there anymore.
Skyraider sense was my next move. Loved it! Still sense, very stable, but lots of modifications and customizations available (ie: themes). A major upset was the fact that ihtfp69 stopped working on it for the time being.
However, I'm currently running CM7 (build #2) and it's great. Not a final version yet, so may not yet be as stable as she is looking for (though, I've only had 1 random reboot in 5 days of running different CM7 roms, otherwise, absolutely no other issues for me). But if you install it and set it up for her, and point her towards all the themes available, I'm sure she'd be happy.
So there's my experience, hope it provides some insight into the options for the Incredible I'm sure everyone else has their pros and cons, but I have honestly not been disappointed with any of the ROMs I've installed. These developers do a GREAT job!
Good luck
CM7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916881
Virtuous: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765447
Skyraider: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764787
UOTE=Graydon1;11513780]I'm not sure if i'm allowed to post links to another site since i'm new to this forum but i'll pm you a link to a tutorial.[/QUOTE]
I have the same exact situation as the other guy. My wife wants me to work on her incredible. Could you send me that link as well. Thanks in advance!!!!!
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I put IncROM on my wife's Incredible as her first ROM - it was good looking, stable, quite fast, and had insane battery life w/ the stock HTC kernel.
She's since migrated to UlitmateDroid with me, as it has a whole different look/feel, and tons of options, as do many AOSP ROMs. Give AOSP a look for something different.
If not AOSP, some of the Z ROMs are pretty cool too.
That's part of the fun of being rooted; getting to try on different stuff, see what fits you best.
Happy modding!
Let me dig up the links again for ya.
Being someone who has tried a lot of ROM's and Kernels..
Sense kernels run the best for incredibles. I haven't found a non-sense (aka AOSP) that will run without a few significant bugs.
One of the quickest, most stable and clean sense ROM's would be
- Sky Raider's 3.5:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764787
An excellent Kernel that majorly helped improve my battery life
- Chad's Incredikernel :
http://chad0989.dyndns.org/2.6.32.27-incredikernel-12232010-plus25v.zip
You will need clockwork installed to create nandroid backups and also to flash new ROM's and Kernels, and additionally rooting your phone can be found below:
http://unrevoked.com/#inc
>> Everyone has their preference and I highly respect every developer on here, but there was just a few things in Lou's Kernel that bugged me.
I'm sure you will try a few ROM's before sticking with one, the above are just my suggestions. When running Chad's kernel, do not use setCPU or anything like it because it already has (a better) one built in that helps extend battery life with screen off, and performance/battery with screen on
Thanks everyone! And welcome to the forums brother
SCH-I500 - Vanilla Froyo AOSP 0.8.1/Voodoo5/NexTheme
Just a thought but if stock Sense is boring to her, she may eventually want to try an AOSP ROM. In that case, I would recommend MIUI with Invisiblek #28 and, by that time, I'm sure Cyanogenmod 7 will have a stable release. Its bad a** and gingerbread based. Also, if she decides to stay with Sense and simply wants more options for it, Virtuous is another stable Sense ROM.
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Try out 'Launcher Pro' (maybe PRO if you like it). It has really cool transition effects that your wife would probably love (I love 'em)
It's what I use instead of the regular sense UI.
Check this vid out for a better idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIK9yBlWYt4
You can get this from the droid market for free. PRO gets you the widgets I think, not much else.
You can also adjust the speed of transition that will make your phone seem much faster. I know the stock incredible homescreens are pretty laggy.
So here's my situation.
Saw that Google killed some apps today. Looked on my phone and sure enough I had two games (Chess and Falling Ball). Knowing that a factory reset from the phone settings wouldn't actually erase any rooting that these apps could have done, I decided to install the official HTC RUU. Tried to run it and got an error about the bootloader being incompatible. Tried a few things, but nothing made a difference.
Now I'm at a crossroads. I need to clear off this crap. I figured, ok, let's go ahead and root the phone and maybe even a custom ROM that way I'm sure any remnants of the app are gone. Problem is I haven't found an easy way to tell which ROMs are good, which ones aren't (by that I mean are stable and let me use wifi/bluetooth/gps without issues), and that allow me to use Exchange/activesync still.
I looked at Cyanogenmod, but they are telling my that wifi/bluetooth/gps don't work. I don't care if it has sense or not, but again, I need those things to work as well as exchange.
If all else fails I'll go back to the stock firmware, but I need to be sure that I've cleared off any changes these apps may have caused. Thanks.
Flash virtuous rom, its nearly 100% stock, but rooted, very stable.
Ya gotta root first tho.
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Skyraider Sense is a very stable rom too. Just throwing some options out there for you.
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Incredibly Reengineered is awesome. apparently theres an issue with MMS with wifi on or something but I haven't experienced it yet.. Other than that my bluetooth wifi and gps all work flawlessly and super fast. Virtuous is good if you want your phone pretty much stock. Depends on preference.
Most ROMS have a buglist somewhere in the original post that says what the issues are. Cyanogenmod 6.1 is very stable, but it's AOSP not sense.
Many AOSP ROM's lack solid stability, so if I were you I'd try sticking with Sense based ROM's at first- and if you want to venture out a little further then there are some pretty sweet AOSP ROM's that are for the most part quite stable.
I've been sticking with Sky Raider 3.5 for a while now, I've tried a few other ROM's but always came back to good 'ol SR3.5. It's speedy, great battery life, and a couple added features that are very nice to have.
As always, be absolutely sure you make a complete backup of your phone before ever starting to flash anything. Also make sure you read through your ROM thread thoroughly so you won't run into any problems.
As most have said SkyRaider 3.5 is a great first Rom to start with. It was my first. I've since moved to Warm 2.2, and for the most part it is stable and I've had no problems. I really want to move to Warm Z though and test out the new Sense 2.0.
Definitely root. You will be missing out if you don't.
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As most have said SkyRaider 3.5 is a great first Rom to start with. It was my first. I've since moved to Warm 2.2, and for the most part it is stable and I've had no problems. I really want to move to Warm Z though and test out the new Sense 2.0.
Definitely root. You will be missing out if you don't.
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A previous user posted that the AOSP ROM's tend to have stability issues? I haven't experienced this and to be honest, my favorite ROM used to be Mynn's Warm... LOVED IT!!! That is until I went to CM7 (currently running #11).
Can't go wrong with Skyraider 3.5 or Mynn's Warm. If you want to go with the gingerbread ROM then CM7 has worked VERY well for me.
Good luck !!!
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Flash virtuous rom, its nearly 100% stock, but rooted, very stable.
Ya gotta root first tho.
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+ 1...virtuous is a great starting point and extremely stable. Beware...once you acquire a taste for custom roms, you may never be happy with a stock phone again
HTCInc-redibly re-ENGINEERED
Redemption rom is super stable and smooth too.
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Warm Z is super stable
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I'm hooked in Incredibly Re-engineered as well. It's gone through several revisions and Chingy051 is very responsive and quick to remedy issues. Also, he's got heaps of mods for his ROM. Once you get used to a 4x5 screen, you won't want to ever go back to 4x4. He also has a new one, Incredibly Re-engineered Z v1.0. It's new, haven't tried it, but its based on the Warm Z ROM.
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+1 on the skyraider 3.5 I just got my 1sr Droid and read everything and decided to give it a go. It has been great. Solid for last 3 dayd
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give another vote for skyraider sense 3.5. that was the only rom that i used until making the switch to cm7. everything you said that you need you should have no trouble getting to work with either of these roms. as was also mentioned previously make sure you look at the known issues lists for each rom you decide to check out, which should be located in each respective op.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up going with Cyanogenmod7 RC2 afterall. Android 2.3.3 and everything works perfectly as far as I've been able to tell. Better battery life too it seems. Thanks again for the suggestions. I may try a few of them so that I can get a feel for each.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up going with Cyanogenmod7 RC2 afterall. Android 2.3.3 and everything works perfectly as far as I've been able to tell. Better battery life too it seems. Thanks again for the suggestions. I may try a few of them so that I can get a feel for each.
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BYUsinger84 did you do anything special in flashing Cyanogenmod7 RC2 or did you just do a factory reset , wipe , cache wipe . then flash .
Good choice with CM7. I flash the nightlies whenever they're released and have yet to have a single problem. It's surprising stable and functional.
Skyraider Sense was my first ROM as well, and I loved it, but I could never get rid of CM7 now. It's just got everything I could want and more.
What kernel are you running? Try out chad's incredikernel, it's rock solid, very quick and great battery life. Good upgrade from stock, at least for me. Give it a try, Nandroid first and you'll have nothing to lose.
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Let me clarify though, if you try a Sense ROM, incredikernel will not work (yet).
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What kernel are you running? Try out chad's incredikernel, it's rock solid, very quick and great battery life. Good upgrade from stock, at least for me. Give it a try, Nandroid first and you'll have nothing to lose.
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How do I flash to a different kernel? is there a list?
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BYUsinger84 did you do anything special in flashing Cyanogenmod7 RC2 or did you just do a factory reset , wipe , cache wipe . then flash .
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I actually installed RC1 and then RC2 came out, but yes that's how I flashed the first time. I did it all from the clockworkmod recovery screen. I tried to flash from the ROMManager but quickly learned, that doesn't work so well.
this is my first thread and first 2 weeks in the droid community so bare with me please haha. i recently rooted my Dinc. i want to try the cm7 rom but am not sure where to find the download. if someone could post a url for me that would be great. also suggestions on any other roms or tips would be greatly appreciated.
For the Release Candidate
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=inc&type=RC
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...and nightlies
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?type=nightly&device=inc
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I have attempted using CM7 rc2 but was handsome issues. I will try again. Currently I am running uncommon sense. I really like this one. I flashed in incredikernel and love it. I did have to flash in an older clockwork to get it to flash however. I have also used raider Athena and swarm Z twopointwo. There are a lot of roms out there to choose from. I would search around and read the posts for each rom and see what you are looking for. There was a post on here with a list of roms. There is also a list of different content at theincrediblelist.com.
Have fun and welcome to the Droid community!
I really liked the reviews and look of the warm 2.2 and want to try it out but the tutorial I watched on how to install it didn't work. So I used rom manager and am currently cm7 and I'm having avfew issues but they could just be a lack of basic knowledge. I'm getting a lot of force closes. But luckily I took al the safety procedures I could and I have everything backed up. Except my contacts and things of that nature. Its kind of annoying haha. But anyways thank you for replying. I'm sure ill have some more questions up soon. Thanks again!
Incredibly Reengineered is the ROM you want. Fast with great battery life. Search the dev forums for it.
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Yeah i've heard a lot about that rom. I want to try it and I will very soon. Thanks again
I'm using CM7 nightly 30 with zero issues at all. Works perfectly. Great battery life for my uses. Highly recommend.
I've been trying a lot of the cm7 versions and I'm getting a lot of force closes when I pull up just about any app. I haven't found a stable one for me yet. But it may be in just doing some things wrong. Not sure. Kinda going into this whole thing blind. Surprised I haven't damaged my phone yet truthfully. But also on cm7 rc2. It doesn't reboot at all. It tries but gets stuck at the load screen. I'm going to try the nightlies version tonight though.
You need to go into Rom Manager and do "Fix Permissions". This usually fixes all of my force closes after a new ROM. (and subsequent Titanium backup app restore )
So I did that and it force closed my entire phone and shut it down and it wouldn't reboot or turn back on at all. So I installed incredibly reengineered. Its the only rom I haven't had troubles with.
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WarmZ 2.2 is a great rom. I've been using it for about two weeks. The RLS is really stable and is very quick. The nightlies are pretty clean too. Check it out.
I used CM7 for a while and got a little bored with it. For the past month or so I have been using Warm Z TwoPointTwo and absolutely LOVE it. Incubus is on top of the nightlys and has opened them up for us all to test. I personally am running the 3/31 nightly with no issues so far. I liked the sense ui and the sense icons and widgets and this ROM is based on Sense 2.0 so it has all kinds of nice goodies. I would give this ROM a try. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901822
I'm using Salvage Mod right now, and before that I used Fresh EVO for a very long while, but I'm looking to change once more. What I'm looking for is a ROM that is quick, smooth, and has all features working (For example my GPS doesn't work well currently in Salvage Mod). Could anyone recommend me some names to check out?
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I'm using Salvage Mod right now, and before that I used Fresh EVO for a very long while, but I'm looking to change once more. What I'm looking for is a ROM that is quick, smooth, and has all features working (For example my GPS doesn't work well currently in Salvage Mod). Could anyone recommend me some names to check out?
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Synergy RC2. Its fast, stable, and feature rich. I use navigation constantly for work (sometimes up to 20 destinations a day) and its just as good as stock.
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Mym's Warm 2.2
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Synergy RC2. Its fast, stable, and feature rich. I use navigation constantly for work (sometimes up to 20 destinations a day) and its just as good as stock.
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Will definitely be looking into this, thank you!
I was hearing a lot of talk about MIUI so I decided to check that out. It seems...interesting. I'm not sure how I like the removal of the app drawer (Maybe it's back in there now, the video I watched laying out the ROM was months and months old), but it could be worth checking out.
Still open to suggestions. I might end up wiping and flashing a few different ROMs just to get a feel for which I like best.
Sorry I ment Myn's Warm 2.2 get the latest version. It's just like fresh but better
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Synergy was a little boring for me, you're on an AOSP ROM now if you want a good Sense ROM try King's Alliance, lots of themes and such to try. I like EvolvedROM myself and am using the version 2.0. Very quick, nice visuals. If you liked Fresh try Calkulin's EViO 3 v1.0
I'll check out Myn's as well. Also, I don't mind staying AOSP. I don't mind not having sense at all. I actually prefer ADW.
synergy rc 2 with my sd card partition everything is running fine.
Enternal prophecy or miui.
sent from my ummmm....I dunno
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Synergy was a little boring for me, you're on an AOSP ROM now if you want a good Sense ROM try King's Alliance, lots of themes and such to try. I like EvolvedROM myself and am using the version 2.0. Very quick, nice visuals. If you liked Fresh try Calkulin's EViO 3 v1.0
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I agree that visually its not great, but there is a fantastic theme made by _Burst_ called plurstaralpha http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149482 that is significantly cool. I very much recommend the theme as I have tried very many roms and themes and this one for as incredibly stable as it is, looks EXCEEDINGLY cool.
I didn't really like MIUI. I then gave Synergy a shot next and I love it. I'm gonna stick with this! Thanks for the help, guys!
I'm sure you have already figured this out, but MIUI doesn't have an application drawer. You can put all items in a folder, and then dock the folder, but it doesn't have a dedicated drawer. It also doesn't contain 4G capabilities.
You were on an AOSP Rom, so I would advice Cyanogen, if you haven't already looked into it. I am currently running their nightly builds (I flash every time they have an update that intrigues me.) and they are working fine. I'm currently on 143 with no issues. GPS works fine, 4G is working, etc. The Rom is very quick, you can install a different launcher if you wish, but it comes with ADW stock. You can flash customer kernels/Ram optimization scripts to make it fly and contain perfect battery life. I also ran RC1 of CM7.1 and it was fine as well, no issues with any of the features. I prefer the nightlies simply because they add new features into it to "test" before they release them into a "stable" version.
I have no objections when it comes to Sense, except for the bloat that it has. My favorite Sense based Rom I ran on here at the moment would have to be Synergy RC2. It was fast and ran fine, however, HTC has yet to drop the source code for their kernel, so you are stuck with their stock one which provides contributes to the already mildly depressing battery life that Sense will give you.
All in all, there are plenty of awesome Roms on here. People can talk all day about why one Rom is their favorite or why they prefer it over another, it all comes down to personal preferences. I would run the suggested ones that seem to interest you and see which ones you like the best.
Hope I helped, even if it wasn't much.
GeneralSky2004 said:
I'm sure you have already figured this out, but MIUI doesn't have an application drawer. You can put all items in a folder, and then dock the folder, but it doesn't have a dedicated drawer. It also doesn't contain 4G capabilities.
You were on an AOSP Rom, so I would advice Cyanogen, if you haven't already looked into it. I am currently running their nightly builds (I flash every time they have an update that intrigues me.) and they are working fine. I'm currently on 143 with no issues. GPS works fine, 4G is working, etc. The Rom is very quick, you can install a different launcher if you wish, but it comes with ADW stock. You can flash customer kernels/Ram optimization scripts to make it fly and contain perfect battery life. I also ran RC1 of CM7.1 and it was fine as well, no issues with any of the features. I prefer the nightlies simply because they add new features into it to "test" before they release them into a "stable" version.
I have no objections when it comes to Sense, except for the bloat that it has. My favorite Sense based Rom I ran on here at the moment would have to be Synergy RC2. It was fast and ran fine, however, HTC has yet to drop the source code for their kernel, so you are stuck with their stock one which provides contributes to the already mildly depressing battery life that Sense will give you.
All in all, there are plenty of awesome Roms on here. People can talk all day about why one Rom is their favorite or why they prefer it over another, it all comes down to personal preferences. I would run the suggested ones that seem to interest you and see which ones you like the best.
Hope I helped, even if it wasn't much.
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Great post! You seem to know your stuff, mate. Well, as much as I love Synergy if the battery life isn't great, then I might have to give it the boot. As for the CM7 nightly builds...what exactly does that mean? Does it mean there will be a new ROM every night that I would have to download and then flash again? Or is it an automatic update that occurs? Or what?
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Great post! You seem to know your stuff, mate. Well, as much as I love Synergy if the battery life isn't great, then I might have to give it the boot. As for the CM7 nightly builds...what exactly does that mean? Does it mean there will be a new ROM every night that I would have to download and then flash again? Or is it an automatic update that occurs? Or what?
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They make a new build of the rom almost every night, adding new features and bug fixes to the rom. You can follow the change log, and download the new rom and flash whenever something interests you. You dont have to wipe data, you can just install over the existing rom without losing your settings, but always make a backup just in case.
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They make a new build of the rom almost every night, adding new features and bug fixes to the rom. You can follow the change log, and download the new rom and flash whenever something interests you. You dont have to wipe data, you can just install over the existing rom without losing your settings, but always make a backup just in case.
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Interesting. Glad to hear that about the data wipe, though. I'm going to have to look into this stuff. Thanks!
Actually, I have one last question! When installing the nightly, do I have to first install the stable version? Or can I just wipe everything and install the 87MB nightly. I ask because 87 megs just seems small for a ROM.
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Actually, I have one last question! When installing the nightly, do I have to first install the stable version? Or can I just wipe everything and install the 87MB nightly. I ask because 87 megs just seems small for a ROM.
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It's 87 Megs because it's Cyanogen. That is exactly why I don't like Sense, due to the "bloat" it gives the Rom. Synergy is about 290MB I believe, Cyanogen is 90MB. Lol the nightlies are the complete Rom, you can wipe and flash them. You don't have to install the stable version first.
Keep in mind, the nightlies do contain issues every once in a while. Like I stated previously, I am on 143 and it is running perfectly for me. I will update once they put an update out that gets me excited.
Edit - You may find this neat, if you like the Sense feel but are on Cyanogen.
GeneralSky2004 said:
It's 87 Megs because it's Cyanogen. That is exactly why I don't like Sense, due to the "bloat" it gives the Rom. Synergy is about 290MB I believe, Cyanogen is 90MB. Lol the nightlies are the complete Rom, you can wipe and flash them. You don't have to install the stable version first.
Keep in mind, the nightlies do contain issues every once in a while. Like I stated previously, I am on 143 and it is running perfectly for me. I will update once they put an update out that gets me excited.
Edit - You may find this neat, if you like the Sense feel but are on Cyanogen.
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I like ADW launcher the most, so I'll be stickin with that bad boy. It's default with CM7 IIRC? That should do it for me. I had no idea Sense took up so much space, though...that is ridiculous.
Since you've got no issues with 143 and have helped me out so much I'll start there if I decide to make the switch. Synergy has some reeally awesome features that I like, but I should be able to part with it if CM7 has it's own weapons. Gonna try to find some videos for it now.
Thanks for all the help, man!
.....ROM that works....been flashing ROMs for a while now and can't seem to find something that's stable enough to use daily...besides one I would rather not name so I don't look biased....
I know ALOT of hard work goes into these ROMs & it is quite a pain in the ass dealing with people complaining about every little detail, but why release something with alot of bugs?
If a ROM constantly freezes, removes apps by itself, reboots by itself repeatedly, force closes every 10 minutes, needs 3 scripts to be run before it works and/or only 1/2 of the tools/gadgets on the device work correctly then maybe it shouldn't be released as fast.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK by all the Devs on this (and other) forums...do not take this personal anyone, please.
If someone knows of a somewhat-stable ROM PLEASE point me in that direction.
I know how to flash ROMs & kernels and wipe everything and do all the backups & whatnot....not following directions is not the problem....
I have done what is recommended by so many members of this forum---"just download & try them for yourself"....I've done that, but can't seem to find a decent ROM/kernel combo....
if anyone can offer a recommendation it would be greatly appreciated.
[I'm gonna get some sh*t for this post, I know it]
I found decks rom to be good and stable with real good battery life. I've tried it with tiamat kernels they were ok but my phone I decided my phone likes the stock kernel the best. Only thing i had to fix was the gps but I've read that all aosp roms need that fix. Or if all else fails you can go with trustee ol fresh rom
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I think you're flashing wrong. Ive flashed about 90 percent of the roms in xda and I've never gotten the problems you stated. Try mikg v2.5. That's what I'm running right now for sense. For AOSP try kushdeck 1.2.1. It's 2.3.4 based and really stable in my opinion
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yeah the MikG 2.1-3.0 v2.52 is the stable ROM I was talking about in the OP...that's what I've been using but I'm looking for a Sense 3.0 ROM to flash...I use Amon-RA & VR Superwipe to wipe everything (I run VR twice for every ROM) so I'm sure everything gets wiped...
I didn't mean all of those errors happened at the same time on the same ROM....I was just stating that quite a few ROMs have at least one or more of those problems....
know of any somewhat-stable 3.0's?
Thanks for the reply BTW.
For sense I have used EVOlved Rom and loved it. Just flashed Synergy a few days ago and it seems to be running really well also. Godmode for Synergy doesn't work well for a lot of people but non godmode works really well for me
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tristandespain said:
For sense I have used EVOlved Rom and loved it. Just flashed Synergy a few days ago and it seems to be running really well also. Godmode for Synergy doesn't work well for a lot of people but non godmode works really well for me
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yeah I tried Synergy+GodMode & had problems with it...about to flash Synergy RLS1 & see how that does...heard it's decent.
If you don't need 4G, use MIUI
I have a real good step by step in my signature. Be-LIEVE me, I've had every ROM there is, and I used to HATE MIUI, but now, I can't see running anything else
MIUI is an AOSP ROM, correct? Similar to CM7?
I tried out CM7 & that was pretty decent, but I really like the Sense 3.0 ROMs.
Finally got a nice setup (so far) with the Synergy RLS1 & Aggressive Freedom .9 Universal kernel...device is crazy-fast now with no FCs or any problems...yet...hopefully all will stay good.
MYN's Warm 2.2 RLS 5
Never had a problem with it.
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MIUI is an AOSP ROM, correct? Similar to CM7?
I tried out CM7 & that was pretty decent, but I really like the Sense 3.0 ROMs.
Finally got a nice setup (so far) with the Synergy RLS1 & Aggressive Freedom .9 Universal kernel...device is crazy-fast now with no FCs or any problems...yet...hopefully all will stay good.
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MIUI is an AOSP ROM, but it's nothing like CM7
HipKat said:
MIUI is an AOSP ROM, but it's nothing like CM7
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i'll check that out next.
broad_st_bully said:
i'll check that out next.
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Read the entire OP, so you can learn all the nuances and head over to miui.us for all the support you'd ever need.