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[Q] HTC Incredible root decision

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.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo RLS5.3.

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.

LakesideWiseman said:
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 !!!

smtom said:
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
Sent from my Warm Z Incredible

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.
sent from my Incredibly Re-engineered Incredible

+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.

BYUsinger84 said:
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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StyrofoamTumor said:
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?

jayx4 said:
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.

[Q] CM7 RC3 versus GV 1.5???

I just got my G2 permarooted and I'm looking to step up to a Gingerbread ROM.
I've been looking at CM7 RC3 and GingerVillain 1.5 but am open to suggestions.
I prefer the stock look and feel but like to have stability and full hardware functionality over everything else.
Any help is appreciated. I'm new to this game and to xda and I'm looking to get serious about android!
Thanks

cjsmile said:
I just got my G2 permarooted and I'm looking to step up to a Gingerbread ROM.
I've been looking at CM7 RC3 and GingerVillain 1.5 but am open to suggestions.
I prefer the stock look and feel but like to have stability and full hardware functionality over everything else.
Any help is appreciated. I'm new to this game and to xda and I'm looking to get serious about android!
Thanks
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I've used GV 1.5 and the CM nightlies and I'm currently on PyroMod 1.2 for the A2SD capability.

I would go with Pyromod, it's excellent.
if you want almost complete stock Gingerbread go with the rom Stock Gingerbread 1.6.1. That's an excellent stock gingerbread rom. it's good performance wise and also looks good.
and between cyangoen and GV 1.5 I'd go with the latest nightly which right now is 32.

gv is still the most stable gb rom I have used. I am currently using "stock" gingerbread (it isnt really stock, it is cm-based but stripped down quite a bit) and like it as well, but gv is always where I end up going back to.
of course, cm has the biggest following among g2/dz users, so there is something to be said for that. I think you will find that both gv and any of the cm release candidates are stable enough for everyday use.

i can only speak for cm7, as i have not tried any other roms except for icedglacier for the mytouch4g on my mt4g. iced was good, but i find cm more stable and generally error free. im satisfied, and probably rather not change just because im comfortable.
one day i may try another rom for a couple of days to check it out...it is hard to change when you are familar with a certain setup

If you like the more stock look, stick with CM7 out of any of the roms. GV is based on a much older build of CM, and therefore I would not recommend it over the newest CM builds (unless it has something that I'm not aware of).

Thanks for the input I ended up going with cm7 RC3. Its pretty nice but I miss things like swype and my hardware keyboard has shortcuts that I don't know how to get rid of.
I think ill try out the other ones you've mentioned in my down time. I really want to learn more!

Gwanatu said:
GV is based on a much older build of CM, and therefore I would not recommend it over the newest CM builds (unless it has something that I'm not aware of).
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I have to disagree with you, because ever since CM7-RC2 there is an issue with the Gmail application (link to xda thread). GingerVillain is based on CM7 code before RC2 came out, and it does not have that Gmail margin problem. GV is a great Gingerbread based ROM, but I still have to say that I believe Froyo works so much better on G2 than Gingerbread.

cjsmile said:
I ended up going with cm7 RC3. Its pretty nice but I miss things like swype
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Just sign up for the Swype beta, and you can download and install Swype:
http://beta.swype.com/

Gwanatu said:
If you like the more stock look, stick with CM7 out of any of the roms. GV is based on a much older build of CM, and therefore I would not recommend it over the newest CM builds (unless it has something that I'm not aware of).
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Good point.. if a you want to try something very different try MIUI. Its kinda crazy to me but you can see all the hard work they (china) did.
G2 CM7 -1.9oc-(free)
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Ultimate Droid!
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You should take a look at MIUI Roms, its quiet fast and stable. Plus a ton of customizing.

redpoint73 said:
Just sign up for the Swype beta, and you can download and install Swype:
http://beta.swype.com/
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Although this works very well, I believe it acts different from the stock swype that is pre-installed on our phone. I'm getting a lot errors and word predictions that aren't even words. I've gone through all the setting but the stock G2 swype works the best for me.
Am I the only one that feels this way?

I installed swype and its been working fine for me! However my keyboard is really ticking me off. I can't type any thing because half the keys are shortcuts that I don't want.
Help?
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Ah, forget it, I found the quick launch shortcuts under settings>applications. What a hassle though!
What kind of different stuff does miui offer?
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[Q] Synergy vs. MikG sense 2.1 +3.0 roms

Has anybody run both of these? Which do you find better? I am a huge myn/virus fan so Synergy appeals to me, but I have only heard good things about roms beginning in "Mik". Any feedback is appreciate

I'm gonna flash Mik's this morning, so I'll be back to report on it, but there are a ton of threads where people talk about their experience with the ROM, like Mik's thread in the DEV section,

I was looking for a direct comparison...believe me I've been pouring over both threads. I think I'll go with Mik for right now (I have access to Myn donor site though) & maybe switch over in a few nightlies.

To be fair, we can't really compare until Synergy is finished & released.
Synergy is still in testing so if you want to contribute to the beta, give the nightlies a go & report back.
MikG 2.1+3.0 is pretty much complete, it feels like the update we should've got from Sprint/HTC.

Noiro said:
Well Synergy is still in testing so if you want to contribute to the beta, give the nightlies a go.
MikG 2.1+3.0 is pretty much complete, it feels like the update we should've got from Sprint.
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Thanks I'll thank you when I get to a computer. & yeah I'll give a nightly a go in a few weeks. It should have surpassed MikG by that point haha

I've ran both and to be honest I can't choose between to two. They both are great roms,MikG Rom really does feel like the one we should have received ota. But Synergy is pretty cool too even tho it is in beta stage I haven't experienced any bugs at all. Feels like a complete Rom ready for release.
Sent from my Synergy Powered EVO

JDM_HD2 said:
I've ran both and to be honest I can't choose between to two. They both are great roms,MikG Rom really does feel like the one we should have received ota. But Synergy is pretty cool too even tho it is in beta stage I haven't experienced any bugs at all. Feels like a complete Rom ready for release.
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Anything better in synergy besides the boot animation?

theultimatev said:
Anything better in synergy besides the boot animation?
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To be honest maybe its just me but I don't notice any difference between the two. Both are fast smooth roms. Only thing different that I notice is Sprint Hotspot is unlocked 3G/4G on Synergy. I'll mess around with this Rom more and edit my post
Sent from my Synergy Powered EVO

I've always found mik creates stuff completely on par with myn. Miks new 2.1+3.0 is great I'm using it as my daily. That is untill synergy is done becuase I love myns work. overall neither is going to be better than the other. Only quirk I've noticed with miks is my music sometimes stops for a second then starts again.
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I don't have Mik's on yet, but is it true there's no power widgets in the status bar pull down??
I pretty much rely on those throughout the day, switching GPS, WiFi, Data, etc on and off....
And yes, I know I can put widgets on my desktop, but I keep that clean.

HipKat said:
I don't have Mik's on yet, but is it true there's no power widgets in the status bar pull down??
I pretty much rely on those throughout the day, switching GPS, WiFi, Data, etc on and off....
And yes, I know I can put widgets on my desktop, but I keep that clean.
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There is power widgets on the drop down both roms. I just wish they kept the brigthness one. I used that one the most through out the day.
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Help
Where do i find the synergy rom please post a link to it for me. Also mik's rom is smooth as hell and is definitely complete but it always can be added to.

slickrick54 said:
Where do i find the synergy rom please post a link to it for me. Also mik's rom is smooth as hell and is definitely complete but it always can be added to.
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The nightlies are donor only for right now but if you google correctly you might find something pleasing (not porn)

theultimatev said:
The nightlies are donor only for right now but if you google correctly you might find something pleasing (not porn)
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Lol
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i been running MikG for a couple of days.
its highly stable for me
Wifi works great as well as mobile network while downloading from market, or browsing the internet
weather works flawlessly
MMS/SMS works great.
all widgets work great.
Lockscreen WORKS AMAZINGLY!!!!!!! i personally use the weather lockscreen.
come to think of it... only issue i had was trying to force close couple of things. but thats it.
(tip i highly recommend a app call Multicon)

Donor only...I didn't know that.

slickrick54 said:
Where do i find the synergy rom please post a link to it for me. Also mik's rom is smooth as hell and is definitely complete but it always can be added to.
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In the incredible forum you can find the links
I am more of a fan of mikg though

Alright so after using miks rom for a few days I've noticed a few things. The rom is very stable, but overall ui has its hiccups every now and then. My main problem with it us the rom has some problems with data connection (for me at least) however after switching to the latest synergy nightly im beginning to find its all around smoother and more responsive. no hiccups so far, and my data seems fine, hell my battery life is even better
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I've tried both - so far I'm using MikG 1.02 as my daily driver. With the Synergy ROM, I installed both the 6/6 and 6/7 nightlies, but had a major problem with the market not working so I couldn't download TB and restore my apps...not sure what that was all about...granted they're still beta releases.

dajoip said:
I've tried both - so far I'm using MikG 1.02 as my daily driver. With the Synergy ROM, I installed both the 6/6 and 6/7 nightlies, but had a major problem with the market not working so I couldn't download TB and restore my apps...not sure what that was all about...granted they're still beta releases.
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Weird, I thought TB was included when I flashed it...

Looking For A.....

.....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.

broad_st_bully said:
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.

Rom suggestions for a significant other?

Greetings everyone.
I would like to root and install a new ROM on my girlfriend's Incredible 2. Now normally I would experiment myself but since it is not my own phone I will not have the opportunity to go flash crazy and try everything. As such I would like to get some recommendations. The main thing would be speed and stability. I do not know what she has done to her phone I just know that it is stock something. I am also unsure of what root method to use but that is simply due to the fact that I haven't been able to check anything yet. I just want to get some groundwork done before I jump in. She is always using her phone so I figured it would be nice to make her experience more enjoyable. Thanks in advance!
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There wouldn't be something as beast as the Decks reloaded ROM on the Evo would there? That is essentially what I would like to flash for her. Something ridiculously stable that has all the tweaks that I would need to add in. If not just let me know what the most stable rom is and what tweaks I should include as I flash for the lady.

for a good overview of available roms, kernels, radios, tweaks, and s-off guides you might start here
I think you're going to have to use the tacoroot method. that's what I did and I had the most current verizon updates. I just flashed chilly beans pd rom last night and it seems great. incredibly paranoid android I hope that helps

I love paranood but all the tweaks may overwhelm her. Dkstunnas global cm9 ROM has everything working and is fast, viper ROM is the best sense ROM in my opinion, and I also love gingerbread miui. Tazz patriot and macrodroid also have a nice sense 3.6 ROM named Arctic ascension, which is a little faster than venom but maybe less visually awe inspiring, I also made a descended version of that ROM but it is extremely stripped down (made for speed). All the ROMs I mentioned are completely functional and stable, except paranoid, which the newest version doesn't have a working front facing camera, but watch it, I'm sure chilly will get it worked out, he's a good dev, hope I've given you a small idea of what some of my picks are like...
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Jasonp0 said:
for a good overview of available roms, kernels, radios, tweaks, and s-off guides you might start here
I think you're going to have to use the tacoroot method. that's what I did and I had the most current verizon updates. I just flashed chilly beans pd rom last night and it seems great. incredibly paranoid android I hope that helps
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Kinda outdate post you linked but still a good start ...maybe some one should up date it one day lol
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Are you doing this for her or for you? Does she want it rooted? If not, leave it be. If she is happy with it then adhere to the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" line if thinking. If she does want it rooted, which type of rom does she want? Does she like sense and prefer not to have to learn her way around a new type of os? If so, skyraider Zeus is really good. Also, nits has some good gb sense roms. If she wants to try something new cm7 is fast and stable. As Jeremy said, gingerbread miui is great, just be careful with themes. Always backup before changing themes as some of them will lock your phone up and force you to restore a back up. It isn't common but I found several that did it. If she wants everything working with no bugs or random restarts, stay away from ics/jb at least until (if) we get source. If she is daring and can work through those issues without freaking out, the ones Jeremy mentioned are sweet. Pacman is one of my favorite roms ever, I just had some bugs that pushed me away for now. And they may be more phone related than rom. Hope that helps.
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Thanks everyone. From my browsing of this forum i think I will just let her pick between skyraider zeus, team venom, magnolia and Gingerbread miui.
I believe these roms to have a good balance from my quick skimming.
Are these the correct links?
http://www.teambamf.net/topic/1737-romgb-skyraider-zeus-13-inc2-update-11222011/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383848&highlight=search+this+forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953899
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162835&highlight=gingerbread+miui

For OP, concur with what others above already said ... search for both speed & stability involved compromises in balancing out on a rooted custom ROM since you are on XDA searching ...
1. There are 2 stock Sense Rom based on VZW's OTA releases, one by AndyBones with additional tweaks/add-ons and a newer one by CS, stripped of bloatware (she isn't going to mess with NFL or CityKids ID, yada yada) Put TB on it and update Play Store, etc. and once it's done updating the Apps, you are good to go - both maintained full GSM functionality and if you get it unlocked officially by Big Red, you can truely made it a global phone, insert a local prepaid Sim card & have inexpensive voice calling rates everywhere instead of using its partner's Vodafone Sim.
2. Next up is the Nit's Stock Sense v5.0.m-ext4, that's highly finished & polished, everything works with numerous options and it is equal to SkyRaider's Zeus v1.3 rom, both can be overclocked for speed in trading off some battery life - still going to give you a full 20 to 30 hours day of heavy use depending on Apps running, and in the case of DW's identical DI2 running SR Zeus, typically 3+ full days of standby with minimal voice calling/SMS and little or no 3G/WiFi browsing. Installed SRZ on her's since it was released 15 months ago and trouble-free, never froze and zero maintenance. I run between Stock Sense v5 and SRZ and still indecisive, switching every so often - especially when I'm traveling as I use GSM bands for non-US local calling, no re-programming or *#*# codes or menu to cycle thru. I keep copies of CWM's backup on the devices and in cloud storage in case of restoration, but it's been good. Update the kernels and to the newer radios once it's running, and you have a trouble-free device, set-n-forget - switched to a smaller (4 x 1) widget for the clock & weather display on the homescreen and I'm happy.
BTW, I have the newest Google Apps like Currents, Play Book & Play Magazine, etc. running on these Roms - when I don't have my true tablet, the Nexus 7 running JB 4.1.2 with me.
3. CM7's is good, simple & fast and good for changing things, haven't "play" with CM9 global ones lately - apparently most of the issues with camera, bluetooth & minor bugs are smoothly out. Tazz/MD's Sense 3.6 ROM is newer and is functional and refreshing - battery life isn't as good as older GB roms, as I recall. Be prepared for minimal tech support for you loved ones.
4. Nit's masterpiece, Team V's Viper Rom is the newest/hottest and best preview of JB/4.x for the DI2, I like it - TB restore from older GB and other roms might or might not work, depending on the Apps, it's best to do a fresh & clean install after full/deep wipe first. If it wasn't for the exclusive CDMA only or GSM only Rom , set by the initial Aroma installation & somewhat "fair" battery life - I would probably use it as my daily. Once (a big IF) HTC & VZW release kernel sources/codes or rollout ICS updates - serious development will resume as everything is now ported over from other/leaked sources. Paranoid's Rom by Chilly looks good, developer's work with the Nexus 7 set a benchmark that's not easy for others to follow/exceed - I haven't check it out myself but I'm sure it's excellent.

Thanks for the heads up! She has been complaining about how slow her phone seems to be lately so I figured it was a good excuse to root. I didn't see your post until just now, but those rom suggestions seem great! When I did show her a couple of screens she liked the look of MIUI best. Is the link I posted earlier a stable enough version for her? Or should I be looking at a different thread?

bryyando said:
Thanks for the heads up! She has been complaining about how slow her phone seems to be lately so I figured it was a good excuse to root. I didn't see your post until just now, but those rom suggestions seem great! When I did show her a couple of screens she liked the look of MIUI best. Is the link I posted earlier a stable enough version for her? Or should I be looking at a different thread?
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Miui variants has been around for a long time - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830675 - I haven't flashed or use one lately since the HTC Eris days, LOL but from the thread posts, it looks good enough for me, if you like it - go for it. Just backup always and if ... just restore or flash a different one, go back-n-forth - trials and errors work for me all the time (well, almost.) Enjoy.

The most stable miui is the gb 1.12.9. I think that is the right number. If you are using clockwork mode go into Rom manager and download it. There are 2, the other is 1.30.9 it something like that. Most people say that one wasn't as stable as the previous build. If you use the gb Rom get Aero's .7 kernel. A lot of people like the ics build but it may have stability issues that someone not wanting to wipe cache or go through fixes would want to deal with.
Maybe it's 1.12.9 and 1.12.30, I don't remember for sure, but you don't want the one with 30 in the number.
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for a quick rom you should really try INCREDIBLY('<PARANOID2.19.10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049902

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for a quick rom you should really try INCREDIBLY('<PARANOID2.19.10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049902
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Not for someone who doesn't want to troubleshoot periodically.
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MRom
Seriously stable cm
It's gb has great battery life (I can go over 2 days with mild usage (tablet does most of my home android stuff and almost all my gaming )
Theme able which is great for customizing it for non nerd users
Plus it's about the only non stock based rom that has rotating lights
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