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About to Root but which Rom?

Right so I am rooting my desire in the next few days and was wondering which roms are most popular and most stable and also which flash method do you guys use (fake-flash or the normal way)?
Thanks

jonmall1441 said:
Right so I am rooting my desire in the next few days and was wondering which roms are most popular and most stable and also which flash method do you guys use (fake-flash or the normal way)?
Thanks
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I'm currently using a Froyo port called DefroST, its a Tad buggy but that's because its not official for the Desire. If you want to stick a SenseUI, then I'd suggest either Pays ROM or maybes even MCR. You should probably go through them all and figure out which you prefer though.
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Maybe i should wait for my 16gb sd card to arrive before i root. Seems like i'm gonna need some space for all the roms hehe

which sense

i know its been asked before but im looking for a rom with as much gb as posible
havent flashed for a while so ive missed a lot
like cm7 cm7r2 all sound nrw and confusing
marc

msdl28712 said:
i know its been asked before ...
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So use the search!!!!

MatDrOiD said:
So use the search!!!!
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thanks i am as well as asking
if you havent got anything to say why post ?

There are requirements every rom needs which are stated in the main post. If you download cm7 version you need cm7 hboot. Then you must decide if you want something built around newest official release or you want a port, a 2.1+3.0 hybrid etc.
But as you wrote in such fashion your first post, it seems you have some reading to do nevertheless as it seems you mix a rom and hboot. Sorry if I'm wrong.

Search before asking. If it's been asked before there is no need to ask again.
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timmaaa said:
Search before asking. If it's been asked before there is no need to ask again.
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ppls opinions new ppl may have tried other roms so there is need to ask

erklat said:
There are requirements every rom needs which are stated in the main post. If you download cm7 version you need cm7 hboot. Then you must decide if you want something built around newest official release or you want a port, a 2.1+3.0 hybrid etc.
But as you wrote in such fashion your first post, it seems you have some reading to do nevertheless as it seems you mix a rom and hboot. Sorry if I'm wrong.
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cheers matey i didnt mix them maybe i didnt explain to good, one of my probs lol

Try oxygen 2.2.1 which is fast, stable, fully functional, works with stock hboot and is running gb 2.3.5 - its what I'm using right now. Its not sense but its a great rom.
You wont find it on xda as the dev has started his own forum - search google for oxygen forum
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wildcardspv said:
Try oxygen 2.2.1 which is fast, stable, fully functional, works with stock hboot and is running gb 2.3.5 - its what I'm using right now. Its not sense but its a great rom.
You wont find it on xda as the dev has started his own forum - search google for oxygen forum
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much appreciated matey

Guys, cool it, there's no need to be hostile. XDA is all about helping others, and the Search function, as we all know, is far from perfect. It's not the most efficient way to get to the bottom of what msdl28712 was asking--which is user's feedback of different ROMs. Actually, this is the most efficient way of getting that info: by posting and letting users answer, then let the post sink into oblivion a few days afterwards. So you don't have to PMS over something so trivial.
As to which ROMs are fast, I find that Oxygen and InsertCoin are the fastest GingerBread ROMs. Oxygen is AOSP, built with minimal hacks, while InsertCoin has Sense 2.1 from HTC. They're both lean, as can be seen from the less than 60Mb-sized zip files (less half the size of other ROMs like LeeDroid or Stock ROoted GB). MIUI is pretty slim too, only 85Mb zipped, although that's because the English language pack is itself 25Mb. If you're Chinese, then MIUI is only 60Mb zipped, which makes it a lean, sexy ROM like Oxygen. Those 3 recommended ROMs I've used myself, and have had not one single bootloop (I always do full wipe before flashing, even if I'm flashing a newer version of the same ROM). I think those 3 are the cream of the crop.

I haven't tried your others yet, but that's because I've been so happy with InsertCoin.
I haven't had any issues at all and is nice and smooth. Also the tutorials on the Devs own site are really useful.

[Q] O/C Kernel for HTC Desire Z

Hi guys,
I was wondering if there were currently any stable overclock kernels out there compatible with an htc desire z running android 2.3.3 with sense 2.1??
Cheers

fredcorp6 said:
Hi guys,
I was wondering if there were currently any stable overclock kernels out there compatible with an htc desire z running android 2.3.3 with sense 2.1??
Cheers
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Are you rooted?

yes i am rooted

fredcorp6 said:
yes i am rooted
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Are you just using the stock Desire Z ROM or a custom ROM?

cjward23 said:
Are you just using the stock Desire Z ROM or a custom ROM?
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I'm just on the stock ROM. The newest version that htc released.

fredcorp6 said:
I'm just on the stock ROM. The newest version that htc released.
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I can't say for certain that these will work with the stock ROM, but they are your best bet.
UnityV4
Virtuous Sense a7
Have you conisidered try a custom ROM? if you want to keep it as stock as possible I recommended Virtuous Sense 2.0

Try unity v4 kernel, its for all sense based runs. Let's you OC up to 1.7 ghz. Link is in my signature.
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cjward23 said:
I can't say for certain that these will work with the stock ROM, but they are your best bet.
UnityV4
Virtuous Sense a7
Have you conisidered try a custom ROM? if you want to keep it as stock as possible I recommended Virtuous Sense 2.0
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Thanks a lot ill try them both...
I don't actually want to try a custom ROM right now, as i really like the stock one as it is. I may well try that one though when im bored of it! Is that sense 2.1 or just 2.0?

fredcorp6 said:
Thanks a lot ill try them both...
I don't actually want to try a custom ROM right now, as i really like the stock one as it is. I may well try that one though when im bored of it! Is that sense 2.1 or just 2.0?
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It is sense 2.1, it is based off the official 2.3.3 DZ update, think of it as what you have all ready but with optimizations.
Oh and welcome to the DZ forums.

cjward23 said:
It is sense 2.1, it is based off the official 2.3.3 DZ update, think of it as what you have all ready but with optimizations.
Oh and welcome to the DZ forums.
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Just took a look at it and it does look pretty good! Might try installing that...
This is actually my first time doing this, do you mind helping me out a bit? From what i understand i need to download ROM manager, flash clockworkrecovery or something? then just install from sd?? is that right?
Thanks for all your help!

fredcorp6 said:
Just took a look at it and it does look pretty good! Might try installing that...
This is actually my first time doing this, do you mind helping me out a bit? From what i understand i need to download ROM manager, flash clockworkrecovery or something? then just install from sd?? is that right?
Thanks for all your help!
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That is correct, download rom manager, flash CWM, boot in to CWM and flash .zip
Easy, but if you need anymore help, hop over to the Virtuous Rom IRC and I will be happy to talk you through it

cjward23 said:
That is correct, download rom manager, flash CWM, boot in to CWM and flash .zip
Easy, but if you need anymore help, hop over to the Virtuous Rom IRC and I will be happy to talk you through it
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Ok cool, I'm going to try it now.
Will tell u how it goes!

Just found out that the OTA update unrooted my phone.. been trying to root it again but can't work out how :/
Do any of u guys know how?

fredcorp6 said:
Just found out that the OTA update unrooted my phone.. been trying to root it again but can't work out how :/
Do any of u guys know how?
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There is a way but I'm very well versed in how to do it. If you read the DZ/G2 wiki it links you to a guide on to root 2.3.3.
if you need further help head to the 'G2ROOT IRC channel

I updated to the 2.3.3 OTA too, and I followed this guide here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Worked perfectly well

[Q] Which ROM for me?

I just bought a 2nd hand Desire and am loving it, it is still on Stock Froyo with Sense. I have had an Orange San Francisco for a year so am familiar with ROMs, etc but I am confused by the amount of choice about Desire ROMs.
There is so much choice with Desire ROMs that I am after some help, I want a good stable ROM that fits on a small /system partition as I will be repartitioning the NAND storage, I don’t want any App2SD or anything else that will mean storing any apps on my SD card. I don’t need Sense. Can anyone suggest a ROM? I see that lots of ROMs have data2sd and I don’t need that. I was thinking Oxygen would be a good one, am I right?
Thanks,
Simon

womble_sanfran said:
I just bought a 2nd hand Desire and am loving it, it is still on Stock Froyo with Sense. I have had an Orange San Francisco for a year so am familiar with ROMs, etc but I am confused by the amount of choice about Desire ROMs.
There is so much choice with Desire ROMs that I am after some help, I want a good stable ROM that fits on a small /system partition as I will be repartitioning the NAND storage, I don’t want any App2SD or anything else that will mean storing any apps on my SD card. I don’t need Sense. Can anyone suggest a ROM? I see that lots of ROMs have data2sd and I don’t need that. I was thinking Oxygen would be a good one, am I right?
Thanks,
Simon
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Oxygen or Devnull.

Try any aosp rom.
Redux2
GingerVillain
Oxygen
dGB
Try one and see how it goes.

zedmarcus said:
Try any aosp rom.
Redux2
GingerVillain
Oxygen
dGB
Try one and see how it goes.
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Well dGB is by far the smallest
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Thanks for the tips, I will have a read through those ROMs threads and give them a try.
Cheers

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

rootSU said:
Well dGB is by far the smallest
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That's why I recommended it.
Still can't believe I haven't tried it myself yet. Think this weekend I'll give it a try

If you do, let me know how you get on

[Q] can any1 recomend a few custom roms with good memory fast smooth and possibly

no sense but dont mind either way as long as its a good rom have tried many roms before im more looking for roms that are not well known if possible thanks

leen12 said:
no sense but dont mind either way as long as its a good rom have tried many roms before im more looking for roms that are not well known if possible thanks
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a few roms ive tried not all tho: cm7
miui us
mildwild
and basicly most of the ones posted on the developer page lately

leen12 said:
no sense but dont mind either way as long as its a good rom have tried many roms before im more looking for roms that are not well known if possible thanks
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Well, if you are after fast then I can recommend the dGB ROM. I'm currently useing it and very satisfied. Although one might find it too "basic" (/system is only 60 mb)

alexei_kom said:
Well, if you are after fast then I can recommend the dGB ROM. I'm currently useing it and very satisfied. Although one might find it too "basic" (/system is only 60 mb)
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ok well thanks for the info il give it a try =)

hmm not sure id no what to do read his instructions and stuff better not try that one lol tho it seems like it mite be good =s
for any lazy people want a link to dGB Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227419
let me no what yous think if any1 tries it mite try at a later date

any more recommendations??

Any¹?
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Cyanogenmod 7.1 is smooth, fast and sstable. Best for your needs.
If u need sense like Widgets they are available on market.
Lots of internal memory space as well.
Plus good battery life.
Download ice theme and go launcher ex, best rom there.
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leen12 said:
any more recommendations??
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How about you search a plethora of other 'what's best rom' threads and read them instead of opening one more?
leen12 said:
for any lazy people want a link to dGB Rom
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Omg I hope I don't see this right. I don't know who opened another of these stupidity threads. Should I start spamming links?
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Oxygen 2.3.2, with dalvik-to-SD zip flashed afterwards is really fast, great battery and plenty of space.
You can get more space by flashing the Bravo Sense or CM7r2 hboots before flashing the ROM.
I have the Bravo Sense hboot at the moment with the above setup and have 163 MB free even though I have 54 apps installed. There would be even more free space with the CM7r2 hboot, I just can't be bothered reflashing right now!
Search google for Oxygen forums.

I'm using insertcoin which runs very smoothly with no problems. I would recommend you try this
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