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[Q] Good HTC Desire (GSM) 2.2/2.3 ROM with A2SD+ ?

Hi!
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to everyone!
I bought my HTC Desire a couple of weeks ago. After playing with it for a while, I noticed that the internal storage gets full quickly, so I tried to find a custom ROM with better storage management and features. So far my ROM experience was as follows:
1. Stock HTC Sense 2.2. Stable but bloated and a bit slow, native 2.2 A2SD doesn't work very well: internal storage gets full very quickly.
2. CyanogenMod 6.1.1. Fast, stable, clean and very convenient ROM with lots of features, probably the best I tried. Unfortunately, A2SD requires to manually run some 3rd-party scripts, native 2.2 A2SD works the same way as in stock HTC ROM.
3. LeeDroid 2.3b/c/d A2SD. Stable and relatively fast, A2SD+ works flawlessly out of the box. Unfortunately, it is bloated with Sense-like apps, slower than non-Sense ROMs, drains the battery faster than CM 6.1.1 and doesn't have some useful features CM has.
4. Oxygen 2.0 RC3/4/5/6. Fast, stable and clean ROM, supports Google A2SD only.
I liked two ROMs: CM 6.1.1 for its features and LeeDroid 2.3x for its excellent A2SD+. Unfortunately, with all due respect to the ROM developers, neither of these two is perfect
Can you please share your experience and advise, if there is any stable 2.2/2.3-based Sense-free ROM that has lots of extra features like CyanogenMod and supports A2SD+ out of the box (without the need for 3rd-party scripts to be run manually) like LeeDroid?
I will appreciate your feedback and advices!
P.S. I know there is a way to increase the storage space with a custom partition table, but I'm not prepared to explore this yet and would rather try another ROM(s) 1st.

In the oxygen thread is a zip file floating around that re-enables full A2SD+, also you can manually replace the a2sd script with a version that also moves dalvik cache. How to do that can be found in the oxygen thread and, i think, also in the oxygen FAQ thread.

I'm looking at DeFroST 6.1a ROM, which offers CM 6.1 features and built-in A2SD+ support. Is this ROM any good?
I know the rule of XDA is to read 1st, ask later, but the DeFroST ROM thread is 1814 pages long and it will be a while until I finish reading even 6.1a-related posts, thus any feedback will be appreciated

Hi, I am actually using ShadowSense
It's a based sense rom lighter than LeeDroid with native A2SD+
Just install it (from rom manager, if you want, it supports OTA) and enjoy

[Q] The FASTEST DHD ROM?

Hi guys,
What is, in your opinions, the fastest ROM for DHD, Sense or nonsense? I'm currently using Virtuous Unity 2.35 which is quite fast, but I'm wondering if there is anything faster.
Also important to me is battery life.

i will say...ARHD 5.2.6........---almost 2 days of battery life with MY regular usage......

Well if For Sense roms You can Try the leedroid
and android revolution hd
For no sense of course cyanogenmod
Remeber to always wipe before installing a new rom
Not always its necessary but for a clean and fast install

I'm using RCMix 3D bliss with sense 3.5 from capy, running very well until now, just BT don't turn up
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

hydrogen mod does it all for me. blazing fast, battery life can be great depending on kernel and its lightweight. cm7 - crap. you can feel the difference imho
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irishnation09 said:
cm7 - crap.
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On CM7 camera shoots video best
No jerks!

Im also running RCMix 3D bliss with sense 3.5 from capy, i think it is running really well and its running pretty smooth.

Most non sense roms are pretty smooth and fast, while every sense rom i've used has been slightly choppy - especially with the app drawer. (Installing a custom launcher fixes it, but it kinda defeats the purpose of using a sense rom)
I would recommend pretty much any cyanogen or miui based rom for speed. (Scrolling homescreens is much smoother, and benchmarks are around 1.5x higher (with quadrant standard - most sense 3.0 roms get around 1.5k @ no o/c, while rd-miui and hydrogen both get 2.2ish), but there actually isnt much of a difference in gaming - laggy games such as fast five lag (it pretty much runs on the same FPS on most ROMs i've used) regardless of what rom)
The only problem with no-sense roms imo is the lack of a proper camcorder - i have yet to see a camcorder with touch to focus support

I must say the perfect ROM doesn't exist. RCMix is somewhat acceptable, ARHD and Leedroid are very good ROMs for day to day use, but now I'm stuck with Virtuos Unity, which does the job flawlesly regarding smoothness, battery life and so on.
In the end, you must decide what's the best ROM for you

as far as i have seen, the best rom has to be determined by you, whether you want looks, or just speed..
i have tried many different roms, and they all have their ups and downs...
Stock Looking ROM
at the moment i have been using Android Revolution 5.2.6, and just upgraded to 6.1.0 with Sense3, this rom is veryfast and of course has Sense3 and has little battery consuption, i am very happy with it..AR is very simple and looks like a stock rom, but with a few tweaks..
TB and Synergy ROMs also are good, if you looking for stock look..
Good Looking ROM
but if you want some "eyecandy", try Coredroid.. version 7.5 looks awesome, but drains abit of battery, version7.6 has sense2.1...and version8 has sense3 both are very stable and good on battery..
RCMix KINGDOM ROM is also impressive and looks good, but i have yet to test it..
Simple
if you want real simplicity i would go for CyanogenMod Roms, they have good battery performance as they dont have HTCSense...
but also remember to use the recommended "Radio" for the ROM you install, as this can have a huge impact on your ROMs battery and performance..
what i have done is purchased an app called BootManager (ROOT required), and it allows you to have your main ROM, as well as 4 other ROMs, you can install on your SDcard, this way you can install multiple roms and test them out to see what you personally prefer..

Personally no ROM has even come close to having all the features I would like until recently. None were as fast or as smooth as I would have liked.
Then along came the 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 releases. Every one of these I have used (they have all been Sense ROMs) has been graphically smooth and fast to use/respond. I'm loving the rotation animation in Sense 3.5 - A small feature that I have wanted for a very long time.
Battery life seems to also be improved since I recently flashed Radio_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19_M and it's matching RIL.

- If you want a ROM with Sense then check out ARHD.
- Want something that's super fast and light? Go with CM7
- Want something that's super fast and light, and has eye candy? Go with MIUI

hi guys,
first off im not very good when it comes to this sort of thing,ive jailbroken an iphone thats about it.recently i bought a dhd and it has virtuous unity 1.31 and android 2.3.3,im happy with this its working well but reading about all these roms and how easy people are saying it is to change them i wanted to try something different,i like sense and i would like something that looks really good,what would you recomend and more important how do i do it,thanks and sorry for the long post!

- Find a ROM
- Download the ROM
- Copy the ROM (the Zip-file) to the SD card
- Open ROM Manager
- Hit "Reboot into Recovery
- Choose "wipe data/factory settings" (you only need to do this if you are flashing a new ROM. Not when you're updating)
- Choose "wipe cache partition"
- Go to "advanced" and choose "wipe dalvik cache"
- Press "Go back"
- "Install zip from sdcard"
- "choose zip from sdcard"
- Find the ROM Zip you downloaded
Wait for it to finish then hit "Reboot". Now wait for it to boot up, and voila! You're done.

thanks alot for the quick reply,your instructions seem very straight forward,will i lose my contacts and pictures and so on?and is there any way i could mess the phone up if i do it wrong?

Yes you will. So back it up before you start. Use Titanium Backup or something. Just remember that everytime you do a full wipe you'll lose everything. You won't lose anything when you wipe cache partition and dalvik cache

That's great thanks,one more thing I've noticed 2.3.4 and2.3.5,if the ROM I choose is for one of these will I have to update first or will the ROM include it so I will only have to flash once?
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

You'll only need to flash once. If the ROM is 2.3.5 then it's 2.3.5. If you flash a ROM that's 2.3.4, then you'll get 2.3.4.
Edit: If you flash a 2.3.4 ROM and want 2.3.5 then you'll have to flash the new ROM and wipe the phone again. If the ROM you're using updates from 2.3.4 to 2.3.5 you don't need to wipe everything but it's better to do it so you won't get any weird bugs or anything like that.

Currently ARHD is the fastest with the official sense 3 base
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191

[Q] Which Sense 3.0/3.5 ROM is fastest & Most Stable with Stock HBoot & A2SD++

[Q] Which Sense 3.0/3.5 ROM is fastest & Most Stable with Stock HBoot & A2SD++
Which Sense 3.0 or 3.5 ROM is the fastest and Most Stable with Stock HBoot & A2SD+
Please also post the link to the thread and if possible a step by step guide of what zips need to be flashed for the rom to work properly with my setup which is Stock HBoot with A2SD+ and a 1gb Ext3 SD Card Partition.
Im currently Using RevolutioN v2.0 A2SD+ By TamirDa
Ive tried using RevolutioN 3D By TamirDa and while it was everything i wanted from a sense 3.5 rom as pretty much almost everything worked yet main problem was it was LAGGING! I want a 3D spinning Homescreen Sense ROM with Photogrid Widget thats fast and stable. Thanks

I love how people post here and expect everyone else to do the leg work for them. Talk about McDonalds society!!
Let me tell you now, you are about to get suggestions of about four or five different ROMs, with each person vowing their suggestion is the best and everyone else is wrong. Where that will leave you, is still stuck at square one and needing to get off your butt and go try a few different ROMs and do some RESEARCH for yourself.
Sorry to sound harsh, but there are two or three threads just like this one posted every day. It's really not so hard to go looking to work out what works best for your own needs and wants in a ROM. Everyone has a different opinion on what is best, it is much simpler (and more educational) to just work through it yourself...

I think in this moment it doesn't exist Sense 3.0/3.5 ROM which is bug free AND smooth as Sense 2.1 ROMs.

What about Runnymede 5.0?? does it have any bugs? I'm planning on flashing it
Please share ur experiences.

It has a few standard bugs, as any other 3.5 ROM in this moment.

I HAVE tried other roms the point was to see other people's experiences its Nt that I'm lazy just to test some roms u have to be using one for a couple of days and with like almost 8-10 sense 3.0 / 3.5 roms out there it can take weeks of testing and re-configuring your homescreen etc
It will become very frustrating so trying to get as much information as possible before going crazy with flashing seemed like a good choice

IMHO it is the best to wait a little bit longer that developers polish those 3.0/3.5 ROMs.

hb5 said:
IMHO it is the best to wait a little bit longer that developers polish those 3.0/3.5 ROMs.
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tried 2 and still too slow...
we will have 2 wait.

Yeah, they are usable but often sluggish and also there are some irritating bugs too. But I am sure in shorter time developers will fix that.

Recently I have tried Runny 5.0, Runnymode007 and Revolution 1.5 with sens 3.0.
The ROMs with sense 3.5 I found a bug with the usb connection, everytime I pull down the notification menu the connection restarts. : (. Otherwise Runny 5.0 and Runnymode007 v3 are very fast. Noticed that Runnymode007 v3 has highest read/write speed (about 10MB/s) on sd card, if you have high class card of course. Also both of them have camera lag on video recording.
Revolution 1.5 with sens 3.0 is most stable and fast but doesn't have RCTweaks and u can't turn off CRT animations or something else u don't like.
I'm currently running Runnymode007 v3 mostly because the high speed of sd card.

Currently using Runnymede 5.0 cm7r2 ad2sdx. So far really quick, smooth and stable.
There is a new stock version too. I would recommend taking a look.

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

3.5 is very laggy.

Sebs Runny Mede 4.0.3 SE - use C7/R2 Boot and set EXT4 to 1024 MB + and use AD2SDX. Super fast and stable. Revolution 2.0 was good but battery life could be better.

Revolution 3.0. But make sure you use the kernel in my signature!

[Q] Most Stable ROM

Hello ppl, i recently got a desire for uhh, 100 bucks
and now i see that this device has lot of ROMs.
(i'm now doing the roots and installing the recoverys)
I was looking for something simple, because this is for my brother and he is not such a geek, i just want a rom that does not have freezes or reboots, that works smooth
Does the ICS ROMs already stable or i should go for GB?
thanks ppl!

CM7 no questions asked.
Make sure to S-OFF and flash cm7 hboot to get the most space for apps

used CM7 a long time, but the ROM i used the longest is InsertCoin v1.1.4 on Stock HBOOT.
It's fast and stable, just had one issue in over 6 months which could be resolved by flashing a kernel without two way call recording.

Cyanogenmod, or Oxygen which is more barebones. Or stock Sense ROMs should be stable also. Personally I dont care for sense that much.

ICS is not stable, there are still some issues that need to be ironed out.
Stick to GB, I would recommend any of Roalex's roms, they're fantastic, even his ICS rom, which from my experience is the Best ICS rom on the desire at the moment.

Thank you everybody, now i gonna try your suggestions!

I really also liked Roalex's updated Oxygen, but it has one problem, if you move an app to sd, you can't move it back to the phone. This is using the standard apps to sd function of android. Roalexe's Cyanogen based GB rom has this issue also. I also had to restore apn's from a backup to get 3g working on the CM version. So they might not be as rock solid as original cm or oxygen.

I'm used MildWild V-4.0 Based on Oxygen 2.3.2 for about 2 to 3 months, I didnt faced single issue. This was my best ROM I have used..

Hi, I would tend to say Mildwild based on oxygen too. It is very stable. Mildwild CM is also nice but last version has bugs.

First, I would say, that it's ur choice.
Everybody says Oxygen is quiet good, but in my opinion, it's very ugly.
So CM will be nice, too. But u have to choose by ur self which rom is better 4 u.

The Gingerbread (Android 2.3.7) version of MIUI_Au (v. 2.1.13, which you will have to google as newcomers are stupidly barred from posting outside links) is also very stable, fast, and quite aesthetically pleasing, so you might want to give it a go.

Dont want to seem like a broken record but this is my post on another thread.
I know it's still in beta but Im using ICS .10.1 by Sandvold, very stable, no issues with the mass of apps I have installed and battery is great, better than stock I find. The ROM is fast and responsive again better than stock. Tried a few GB roms and sense roms but this is the best so far.
For various reasons I have gone back to these ICS roms, battery life, BSOD's and FC's. I've tried Runny roms and MUIU though still have serious issues on my phone. Running the current rom I could pretty much not update or change it and would be happy with it. Very stable, smooth and no BSOD's since latest update. Worth considering IMO.

Insetcoin is great, I'm on that ROM very long and its smooth and stable.

People claiming ICS ROM's at the moment are the most stable are seriously brain damaged..
3 biggest issues with all of them = broken video recording, no usb tethering, sluggish (unless you use only few apps and dont need a dalvik 2 ext scripts)
Also the "Full HWA" is still a hack.
I'm not saying they are bad, but they cannot be considered as "most stable" by any means.
The most stable ROM's by now, are the AOSP ones based on Gingerbread. (CM7, Oxygen etc.)
Ok maybe they are not "eye candy" out of the box, but if you spend some time to theme it then you'll be surprised, and you actually dont need Sense or ICS ROM's to achieve it.
Some examples. http://mycolorscreen.com/popular/

Hi,
I've been using mildwild V4.0 oxygen since it is out and I'm very pleased with it.
It is stable and fast. Sometimes I miss some sense functions like rolling numbers when setting the alarm clock. But when i use a sense rom, i realize how fast mildwild really is
The best is to try some Roms. Everybody has his own preferences.

I suggest mildwild v4.0 oxygen too

Runnymede AIO V6.0.4.3 Special Edition or MildWild CM 4.8

If you want ICS, BCM 3.7U0 but of course it's not the most stable ROM but I'm telling you this ROM is great although it says your sd-ext must be less than 1.5Gb but I'm using it with 2Gb sd-ext 4 on a class 4, 16 Gb sd card with no problem at all. Trust me on these if not the most stable only because of the usb tethering and 15fps video recording, this ROM is the most performance sucker I ever had my benchmark on quadrant advance is 1708 with this ROM and I didn't even overclock my cpu but on a stable gb ROM my benchmark was 998 with the same app.let me point out that I have 132 apps installed on the ICS but I only had 87 apps on the gb ROM.
And with mods I have made it too look like this:
I might be a new XDA-Developers user but it doesn't mean that I'm new to using its stuff, it only means that I have been dumb enough to just use and never comment!!
Hope I could Help
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

i ussed RSK 7.4.3 is pretty stable and guick...

MildWild V4, based on Oxygen

[Q] need help with choosing rom for Desire

Hi there,
I know, some of you will tell "search", but I am reading, reading, reading... and I can't find rom which according to comments:
- is stable and has no bugs (battery drain, videocam etc.)
- is possibly fastest and smoothest
- is light (no unneeded features)
- is able to install any app on SD card
- JB would be pleasent, but ICS and GB are also acceptable, with Sense or not, doesnt matter.
Can you recommend something? I just want to install it and forget that I have rooted phone.
Thankyou in advance and greetings.

palkos88 said:
Hi there,
I know, some of you will tell "search", but I am reading, reading, reading... and I can't find rom which according to comments:
- is stable and has no bugs (battery drain, videocam etc.)
- is possibly fastest and smoothest
- is light (no unneeded features)
- is able to install any app on SD card
- JB would be pleasent, but ICS and GB are also acceptable, with Sense or not, doesnt matter.
Can you recommend something? I just want to install it and forget that I have rooted phone.
Thankyou in advance and greetings.
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Jb and ics roms will have bugs they are still a working progress, if you want something stable stick with gb I would recommend mildwild its fast stable
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

Check out the rom I'm using. It's very fast and stable.

Cronmode 2.xx (current 2.1) for Desire, ICS (int2ext, swap, light trebuchet launcher, few apps, working camcorder, themes, 3g, wifi tether, usb tether etc.), my daily rom since november 2012. You can also give a try to marius.a ICS rom, is still in progress but dev is improving it at the moment, u can even ask him

Thanks a lot, I will try it. Is there also some alternative with Sense (any version)?

There is an ICS with Sense 4.1 - CoolDroid Revolution v 9.0 but I cannot recommend is for daily using. In my opinion is very unstable, and most of functions are partialy either not working When you want a sense 3.5 or lower you gonna have to use GB roms like that one from RSK team.

Cool Droid V3. Fastest Sense ROM i ever tried.
Sent from my HTC Desire