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Hello everyone!
I am new to android platform, and those days i was reading a lot about custom ROM's. Today i bought new HTC Desire, which comes with Android 2.1. I want to install some custom ROM, which is on Android 2.2. I readed a lot about openDesire, and i want to ask you, can you tell me which ROM is the best?
2.1. on my phone is fast, but i watched some videos on youtube, that is running 2.2, and it seems a lot faster than 2.1.
Btw i would like that custom ROM have HTC Sense.
Thanks!
First of all, OpenDesire doesn't have Sense. There really is no "best" rom. I like Pinky's rom, but others prefer LeeDroid or even different ones. There are a lot of roms with Sense and most are pretty good.
Www.modaco.com
Modaco custom rom by paul new release worth a thought.
I'm flashing my first rom tonight, but unfortunately have to downgrade h boot first
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For me it has to be Pirate Rum rom (download through Rom manager). It has virtually no bugs I can see and a great battery life. A very understated rom in my opinion.
I tried pirate rum last night, froyo sense version, and got stuck in a bootloop.. could be something I'm doing but ill try pink and let you know what I think
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Can someone recommend me a rom, and give a proper guide to it: I want it to have HTC Sense, nice battery life, and that GPU+ hack, there's a thread about it.
Good battery life?
Forget it.
For the rest try Modaco custom rom r9
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Try LeeDroid 2.2e, really good one. Very stable, themeable, see the thred here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768703
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Can someone recommend me a rom, and give a proper guide to it: I want it to have HTC Sense, nice battery life, and that GPU+ hack, there's a thread about it.
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Leedroid is the way to go. If only ppl could learn to read for themselfs to form a personal opinion, we wouldn't have the same pointless topic in here every week.
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I think its all personal opinion depends on what you like to do on your phone.
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lazyeejay said:
For me it has to be Pirate Rum rom (download through Rom manager). It has virtually no bugs I can see and a great battery life. A very understated rom in my opinion.
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I had to download it manually, because ROM manager failed at downloading and flashing...
After using OD, SV nom I'm using DF6 and its very good
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New Pirate Rum !!!
h t t p ://code.google.com/p/piraterum/downloads/list
PS. U need the latest Radio.
The best ROM ever !!! Arrr! )
There is no BEST ROM, only the MOST COMFORTABLE ROM for yourself
Undisputed best ROM for HTC Desire is MiUi
Over last year or more, I have tried several custom ROMs for HTC Desire, from LeeDroid, Cyanogen, ownhere, NeoPhyte and few others, but since I came across MiUi, I have not looked for anything else because this just simply is the BEST ROM for HTC Desire.
Have a look at it for yourself -
miui-au.com
Strange that Oxygen has not been mentioned in this thread, it is a really great stable ROM (Battery consumption is good too).
I suggest you to give a try on it.
Note that for the moment the camera recording is not working (have a look at the first 2 posts in the oxygen thread).
I really like the Cyanogenmod 7 (build 25)
Works really good so far.
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Strange that Oxygen has not been mentioned in this thread, it is a really great stable ROM (Battery consumption is good too).
I suggest you to give a try on it.
Note that for the moment the camera recording is not working (have a look at the first 2 posts in the oxygen thread).
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I find that Oxygen isn't that stable at all or fast and a little laggy. No idea if it's just my phone but it seems that way with they others as well. I am going to try it again tonight to see if it has been improved since the last time I used it.
MIUI-Au is an extremely fast rom, faster than the other Froyo roms. I guess selecting a rom for yourself you need to test them and see which you like.
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I find that Oxygen isn't that stable at all or fast and a little laggy. No idea if it's just my phone but it seems that way with they others as well. I am going to try it again tonight to see if it has been improved since the last time I used it.
MIUI-Au is an extremely fast rom, faster than the other Froyo roms. I guess selecting a rom for yourself you need to test them and see which you like.
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all ginger roms will remain laggy until right drivers come in.
who ever says its not lagging is blind or is used to lag by using sense rom
I used to use miui, then went to lee droid, then back to miui. I think I have.found perfection in insert coin by baad newz. Best battery for a sense based rom.
Just remembered: used alex hd also for a while but there were way too many lags after a few days. The rom might be in its infancy then
I am using NeoPhyTe Mod (1.8) and this fits the best to my needs and my taste...
What is so good about cyanogen is it good enough to move from leedroid v1.2 Rom?
What are the advantages of cyanogen?
Thanks
Aamir.
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I there,
I have run cyanogen and leedroid on desire HD.
I personally like the sense interface and cyanogenmod has this removed.
I have been a fan of cyanogen on the g1 for a while now and always keep an eye on what is available but When I first got my desire HD I really fell for sense. I use the facebook/contact integration etc but a lot of users don't want this. CM has a good solid rom with all the extras removed. It is nice and fast and responsive but doesn't contain sense or google apps by default. You can add the google elements though.
I went for it to try it out and simply missed sense but was impressed with the speed etc
give it a go and see what you miss
have fun
Thanks I'll check Cyanogen out today.
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Hi,
I found myself asking the same question but not only about CM roms, about any rom and I must say, I've tried Android Revolution and CM and all I can say is wow.
With stock, I found my phone struggling to last a whole day before the battery died, now with CM, it easily lasts a day - absolutely amazed by it.
As for the software itself, I am more than happy with it, I too like some aspects of Sense, others really annoy me so I'll never be truly happy with either direction!
All I can say is give it a try - everyone is different and will like different things! One thing is for sure though, your battery will be happier!
sense is better imo, im using cm6 customized alot but id much rater be on sense because of the camera contacts and all the other goodies you get like srs and dolby sound, battery i never had a problem with either one of them cm6 is known for battery problems on some phones
i like how you can easily customise the status/notification bar but thats as far as it goes for whats better, people will go on about speed improvements etc but there really isnt any its more placebo than anything i find
but each to their own
ill just stick to sense and wait for LeeDROID's v1.3 update coming in the next few weeks.
Thanks everyone.
I recommend you try revolution, I preferred it to CM. Battery life is 50% better than stock.
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Hi guys,
can somebody tell me the differences between leedroid and reflex s?
which one is better?
advantages?
disadvantages?
leedroid:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170633
reflex s:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054435
thx & greetz Tom
I'd voted for Neophyte since I found his roms and kernels n1 from the first day I rooted my Desire. But given the fact he is no longer developing I'd have to say probably Leedroid is the better option since he throws some updates at his Desire users from time to time.
Reflex for now...
Nobody can say what's better for you because it depends on your personal preferences.
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I love Reflex
thx for your answers so far, but i'd be interested in WHY you like which better..
have you tried both of them?
did you have problems with one of them?
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Nobody can say what's better for you because it depends on your personal preferences.
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i know in general.. but i think those two roms are very similar to each other, aren't they?
i'm searching for a stable rom (that's important!) with gingerbread and htc sense (as new as possible)..
Both are good, but marr is right - try them because its preference... I chose reflex - but when i'm in the mood i change - just because i want to
The first custom i flashed was Reflex. Initially i was pleased with it, but after a while i noticed it lags and hangs too many times. Especially when i power on the phone. It will crash and restarts the phone 2 times. Now I'm using leedroid hd and so far i find it more smoother and faster than reflex.
ok, thx for your replies
I want to flash my first ROM ever and ive been trying to read a bit and decide on the most appropriate ROM for me. I want something fast and with a good battery life and from what Ive been reading Absolution seems to offer both these things really well. One thing I dont think im willing to give up right now however is the ability to sync facebook images and information onto my contacts. Do Absolution and other Cyanogen based ROMS allow us to do that? Any one with any other suggestions that you think may be easier for me to handle for a first ROM? Also, is there a way for me to backup my current stock rooted ROM so I go back to it in case I dont like CM?
If you want cyanogenmod based ROMs, for me blackICE ROM is the best by far.
If you want to stick to official releases for our DHD, Android Revolution or wait for LeeDroiD to update his ROM
If your want sense 3.5, in my opinion SmartDroiD is my ROM of choice,it really is the best ROM I've ever used, but there is ER3BUS ROM and RcMiX Runny. Currently I'm on ER3BUS as I wanted to test it and I've ended up loosing my USB cable so I'm stuck atm but I will be returning to SmartDroiD soon as I can.
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wilkyyyy said:
If you want cyanogenmod based ROMs, for me blackICE ROM is the best by far.
If you want to stick to official releases for our DHD, Android Revolution or wait for LeeDroiD to update his ROM
If your want sense 3.5, in my opinion SmartDroiD is my ROM of choice,it really is the best ROM I've ever used, but there is ER3BUS ROM and RcMiX Runny. Currently I'm on ER3BUS as I wanted to test it and I've ended up loosing my USB cable so I'm stuck atm but I will be returning to SmartDroiD soon as I can.
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Lol, just thinking out of the box here.why not just download the ROM on your phones browser and then flash it? I've had a desire for 2 years and think out of the 1000 times I've flashed, only 3-5 of those roms was put on there from my computer..
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Lol, just thinking out of the box here.why not just download the ROM on your phones browser and then flash it? I've had a desire for 2 years and think out of the 1000 times I've flashed, only 3-5 of those roms was put on there from my computer..
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Yeah as said,flash all of them,runny is the best at current but as you can tell its individual loves
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Yea, when you first install a custom ROM after making your choice, obviously you will have clockwordmod recovery on the phone. From here you can do backups (referred to as nandroid backups) you can also initiate this from ROM manager.
Good luck intrepid Modder.
Also my recommendations are
Sense - Android Revolution HD. It's stock Sense look and feel with good battery life and amazing support, practically 24hour.
AOSP - CM7 - Again amazing support and a great experience. It can link your FB profile pics, but don't expect and decent resolution.
Bleeding Edge - LC ICS Beta 4.5 - Great if you want to try the new flavour of Android but really not for the new modder.
Thanks a lot for the help guys. Knowing that I can back up my stock rom is particularly comforting. Im hoping il have enough time this weekend to get around to doing this. By then Il make sure to look around for some videos of each of those ROMs in order to better choose my first
I feel that Absolution and Blackice are roughly on par with each other, and both are excellent. I'm very curious about Wilkyyy's reasoning...
If your only serious criteria are speed and battery life, the Oxygen 2.3.2 port can't be beaten IMHO. It has far fewer "options" than the former two ROMs though, and there is no CM7-style theming. If you use an alternate launcher like Go, though, then this isn't really an issue or even very relevant.
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. this isn't really an issue or even very relevant.
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That's possibly one of the funniest things I have read on here for a while
I actually am using golauncher right now and am loving it. In that case you would recomend the oxygen ROM?
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oik01 said:
I actually am using golauncher right now and am loving it. In that case you would recomend the oxygen ROM?
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Everyone will tell you what they think is the best rom out there. It is all a matter of opinion and taste. I would suggest watching the threads and see which ones are up to date with features that are appealing to you and try them each out for a few days/hours/minutes etc until you settle into one that makes you happy. There are tons of quality roms and many that are inactive as far as development too. Just be sure to back up your go to or stock rom before experimenting.
i would say virtuous affinity-v1.48.0 its fast and dont use much battery
i think you can use mybackup pro to backup your stock rom
but i think you need to root it first
Don't think twice, perfect ROM for DHD is Android Revolution HD™ 6.3.1.
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That's possibly one of the funniest things I have read on here for a while
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How's that, chief? You can use launcher themes to change the look of your phone interface, if you're really "into" that kind of thing. Yeah, sure, your settings menu won't change, but if you're gonna lose sleep over that, then your problems run much deeper in my opinion.
Another alternative for Oxygen is the kitchen, which has already been done by at least one user.
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oik01 said:
I actually am using golauncher right now and am loving it. In that case you would recomend the oxygen ROM?
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I think you should try a whole bunch of them. Absolution is awesome IMHO.
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Android Revolution and Absolution are my two favorites... Can't go wrong with either and you get a mix of flavors, Sense (ARHD) and CM7 based (Absolution). I randomly switch between these two but Absolution has more development and updates happening than does ARHD.
thanks i tried absolution ... amazing but the one true downfall has been horrible wifi ... will try a new radio and see if that fixes things though
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Hello everybody, I have been a long time user of android phones and have had a HTC Desire S for the last one year. My younger sister has a Wildfire S, and after 8 months, she has finally agreed to allow me to S-off it as she is plagued with low memory and inability yo install more apps.
Being a part of the XDA community for quite sometime now, I have realised that no matter how much you know about android in general, specific advice should always be taken from members using the device in questions. Because there are issues only they are aware of. As an outsider, I can only request you to kindly give me your opinions on which ROM I should flash once I have S-offed it...
My only requirements are that it should be a sense 3.x ROM with plenty of memory - eg link2sd or something like that. To be honest, I dont know much about the latter, because having 1 GB of internal memory on my DS, I've never attempted to use it. But my lil sister would appreciate it if you guys could guide me in the right direction.
I really hope you can help me out on this one. Thank you.
Do pardon me if I'm asking an oft repeated question, and sorry for intruding into your forum.
Sent from a phone waiting for kernel v3. Wake up HTC!!
I say .Sense because it has many features.
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why not stock rom + link2sd?
will solve all of you memory problems. did she complain on other problems with the phone? if memory is the only problem, stock + link2sd is the most simple way.
.sense beta 3.0
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Flash Thing for 2.1 or EQDKP for 3.5
EQDKP for 3.5. I feel this is the best right now. I tried .sense also but it has a few bugs right now which, I really can't live it. It maybe minor 'bugs' but I don't like it. EQDKP is nice. Would wait for .sense to give out the final build and then flash it
Thank you everyone for the replies. Waited a lot for some opinions yesterday, but when none came, i read thru the forum and decided to go for this one :
[ROM]m1ndh4x8r GB2.3.5|OCKernel|Stable|Apps2SD|DATA2SD|Premium Features[2/29/2012]
I must say, so far so good. No real issues with the ROM. Except that i had two system freezes requiring battery pull. Maybe these were related to the phone not being able to handle the high clockspeed of 806MHz. Toned that to 245-768 On demand, and has been fine so far. I like the clean, stock feel this ROM has...and since it's based on an official release, i don't expect any real issues. Big thanks to the dev behind it - m1ndh4x8r
I also stuck to the built in A2SD for moving apps and dalvik to sd card, instead of links2sd or data2sd because i wanted to set up a selfsustaining phone where the user wouldn't have to bother about linking apps and stuff- just point and shoot!
Although since so many of you recommend .sense and EQDKP for 3.5, maybe i'll give those a try and see how it goes. Now that she's rooted, can't be long before she starts craving for something new, eh?
Ring a bell, anyone ?
In Link2SD, once it has been set up, you can put it on Auto-Link so that all new apps installed directly get linked to SD without you doing any work
Royal King said:
In Link2SD, once it has been set up, you can put it on Auto-Link so that all new apps installed directly get linked to SD without you doing any work
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Thank you for that tip. Maybe next time i get my hands on the phone (it's been hungrily snatched away from me by the ecstatic owner, who is now, for the first time ever, going crazy installing a ton of apps like a crazy person!!)
Thanks for all your time. Keep up the good work guys.
Best regards, Amit.
That's an old version you're using.
This is a new one, with Sense 3.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1503162
It's deodexed, which means you'll have ~30-40mb free when you flash it, but just follown the instructions for how to re-odex deodexed ROM, and you'll have ~110mb free.Then you can use Link2SD.
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Flash Thing for 2.1 or EQDKP for 3.5
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Honestly I prefer Sense 2.1 Roms.
They are much more bug proof.
Despite what's in my sig I'm using Thing by einstein.frat now.
It's fast and furious.
It's also based on an official ROM so nothing undpredictible should happen. When its dev launched kernel v2 I was totally convinced.
Good luck trying to get the phone in your hands.
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