[Q] Custom Rom for desire hd - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello to everyone on XDA-DEVELOPERS site
I have purchased 'HTC desire HD on Froyo 2.2' and upgraded it to Gingerbread 2.3.3 (GB).
Recently I came across new terms namely 'Rooting' and 'Custom ROM'.
I am interested in Rooting my 'Desire HD' device and interested to install a custom ROM to it.
Could you please suggest me a best 'Custom ROM' for my desire HD ?
I have few questions as well
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1. Once an android phone is rooted, can this be reverted back to non-rooted phone?
2. Whether there is a limit to flash number of Custom ROM's [at a time we can flash only one]. In case I found some problems with one Custom ROM then I can search for another.
Request everyone to help me with your experience and knowledge.
Thanks in advance !!!

The best custom ROM, for me who hates SENSE, is without a doubt HydrOG3nMOD. The only way to find the best ROM for you is to try them though!
To revert a rooted device is as simple as flashing the requisit RUU and your back to scratch, and there is no limit to the amount of ROM's you can flash so flash away (I believe some SAMSUNG(?) devices record the number of rom's flashed but HTC doesn't go in for any of those shenanigans).

Hi bro and welcome!
U can install as many custom roms as u want! (as long as u read well the steps and do all necessary required: i mean clear cash, etc... U'll read and learn )
Man, about the best rom, that is a personal experience and taste: i can tell u that X is my favorite while someone else will say Akkkkk that is the worst ever!
Open all roms, read abou them, read the feedback, the problems, the solutions etc... And see what you like!
There's sense (like the one u have now), there's non-sense (plain android like CM7) and there's MIUI (iphone like UI)...
Good luck!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

Some screenshots of a few roms.
A list of XDA roms.

Try different ROMs to see what you like best. I am currently using MIUI which is gr8!!!

Follow my Sig.
Sent from The Land that Time Forgot.

Only sky is the limit!

Hi and welcome to the world of flshing ROMs....I warn you though....now you have started you will never stop....its very, very addictive....lol.
I think the previous posters have covered this pretty well but I don't believe there is such a thing as a "best"or "perfect" ROM. Each one will appeal to a different set of users for completely different reasons.
The best way to go about it is to make yourself a "wishlist" of the features that you would really like and then start to narrow down which ROMs cover these.
Eventually you will find one that pretty much covers most of what you want, in the meantime you will have a ton of fun flashing and testing a whole heap of ROMs.
Cheers,
Jaybo

I don't think flashing ROM is addictive. However, it is fun to see your belove phone has better version and give you more freedoms. Custom ROMs are good but I prefer those are as close as stock. Since hardwares are not exactly the same to developer's, something weird may come to you.

Thanks all for sharing experts advice.
Now my reading phase has been started
1. 'how can I root my Desire HD as I have it on GB already' i.e. 2.37.762.2
2. Which tools to be used to root it ...
3. Which tools to be used for ROM Backup
4. Whether I can TEMP ROOT and flash the custom ROM or do I need to PERM root?
Thanks once again!!!

Please help me. I'm looking fro a good rom for my DHD. Unfortunately in many forums people say "It's depend on you" or "you should try"!!
I'm not agree with this. Each rom has specific features and it's impossible to try more than 80-90 roms!!! Is there any link that compares their features in details
These features are important for me and I need all these features if possible:
- speed and good performance needed,
- Two way call recording
- Highest possible camera quality
- most compatibility with different apps.
- Farsi or Arabic support (connected letters in this languages is important and many roms haven't)
- USB reverse tethering without third party apps or complex modification to use PC's internet. It's too important. I wan't to connect to pc easily and use PC's internet. I had this option on my Revolution HD as "Internet pass trough".
- Great battery life is important.
- Bug free in deal with hardware (Sensors, BT, Camera, WiFi,...)
NOT NEEDED:
- Graphical or animated or beautiful interface is not important at all.
- Strange modification and tweaks are not needed. I don't like to change CPU speed, Change GPU settings, sensors sensitivities and ..., I trust to Modder!
- - I don't use my phone as a gamer who always plays heavy games. Just daily and businesses tools and typical games and rarely heavy games.

Well, I still think only you will be able to judge what combination of factors/functions is important to you.
Since you value stability and the ROM being bug-free, with good battery, that filters out the ICS ROMs.
With Gingerbread, you can then decide whether you want Sense or not. A lot of ROMs offer both variants. The number of posts per ROM is not definitive, but order that subforum by posts and you'll see the ROMs that have been around the longest/have most users - indirectly that indicates interaction with the cook, the overall development status of the ROM. That criterion penalises the newer ROMs, but I don't think you are looking for ICS anyway.
You can start looking at Android Revolution (2 variants, 6.3.2 is the stock ROM which has been optimised, and 7.0.3 is a port - check out the first page for all options)
Leedroid's ROM is also worth considering.
I am not sure about Arabic support, I believe Revolution has it at least, I'd be surprised of Leedroid's didn't.
All the same, I would draw up a short-list of say 5, read up on them, and try them over a weekend.

paul c said:
Well, I still think only you will be able to judge what combination of factors/functions is important to you.
Since you value stability and the ROM being bug-free, with good battery, that filters out the ICS ROMs.
With Gingerbread, you can then decide whether you want Sense or not. A lot of ROMs offer both variants. The number of posts per ROM is not definitive, but order that subforum by posts and you'll see the ROMs that have been around the longest/have most users - indirectly that indicates interaction with the cook, the overall development status of the ROM. That criterion penalises the newer ROMs, but I don't think you are looking for ICS anyway.
You can start looking at Android Revolution (2 variants, 6.3.2 is the stock ROM which has been optimised, and 7.0.3 is a port - check out the first page for all options)
Leedroid's ROM is also worth considering.
I am not sure about Arabic support, I believe Revolution has it at least, I'd be surprised of Leedroid's didn't.
All the same, I would draw up a short-list of say 5, read up on them, and try them over a weekend.
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Thank you,
Currently I'm using Revolution HD about 2 months, but battery life is not so good and no call recording option is available. It has a lot of bloatwares too and the speed is not so good in compare with Cyanogen roms. I installed Leedroid some hours ago. I didn't like it at firs look. I'll work with it till tomorrow.

Installed Cyanogenmod Rom. It's working perfectly just the camera quality is not good . How can I make it better? The best camera quality was in "MIUI Rom".
What I've found till now:
MIUI: It was buggy in wifi and many of apps, but design and simplicity was great. Camera quality was great too. low file size with higher quality than Revolution HD photos, battery life not tested.
Revolution HD: Battery life wasn't good. too bloatwares. medium camera quality in compare to miui.
LeeDroid and CoreDroid: MUCH Heavier than Revolution. Tweaks and settings options was so good.
Cyanogen: The fastest so far, 2-way recording is working, speed is great, PC's Internet sharing works using "reverse tethering tool". Not satisfied with camera quality. please help how can I improve it?
ICS based rom: ICS Cold Sandwich and MIUI (ICS Based) are still too buggy.
please help me if I'm wrong. "Camera quality", "Battery life" and "2-way call recording" are most important for me.
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update: Persian (Farsi) and Arabic works fine on all of them. Just some need additional patch, but works.

armin3000 said:
Installed Cyanogenmod Rom. It's working perfectly just the camera quality is not good . How can I make it better? The best camera quality was in "MIUI Rom".
What I've found till now:
MIUI: It was buggy in wifi and many of apps, but design and simplicity was great. Camera quality was great too. low file size with higher quality than Revolution HD photos, battery life not tested.
Revolution HD: Battery life wasn't good. too bloatwares. medium camera quality in compare to miui.
LeeDroid and CoreDroid: MUCH Heavier than Revolution. Tweaks and settings options was so good.
Cyanogen: The fastest so far, 2-way recording is working, speed is great, PC's Internet sharing works using "reverse tethering tool". Not satisfied with camera quality. please help how can I improve it?
ICS based rom: ICS Cold Sandwich and MIUI (ICS Based) are still too buggy.
please help me if I'm wrong. "Camera quality", "Battery life" and "2-way call recording" are most important for me.
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update: Persian (Farsi) and Arabic works fine on all of them. Just some need additional patch, but works.
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You could try opening root explorer then navigate to /system and long press build.prop and go to open in text editor and look for these lines:
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
ro.media.capture.maxres=8m
ro.camcorder.videoModes=true
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=8000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=8000000
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=true
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
media.stagefright.enable-record=true
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.fps=65
if you don't have them, you can just add them to the bottom..hope this helps!

david.degraw54 said:
You could try opening root explorer then navigate to /system and long press build.prop and go to open in text editor and look for these lines:
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
ro.media.capture.maxres=8m
ro.camcorder.videoModes=true
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=8000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=8000000
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=true
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
media.stagefright.enable-record=true
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.fps=65
if you don't have them, you can just add them to the bottom..hope this helps!
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Thank you. It just Got better, but still I'm not satisfied with that
I think Revolution HD and MIUI Rom were more better. Specially the MIUI. Am I right?! Is it depends on kernel or it's just depends in confuguration like what you said. Actually I didn't work a lot with MIUI and I had it installed only for few hours, and photos were on the phone not PC, But I had Revolution HD for months.
Do camera Apps improve the quality or it's all about the rom and kernel and all apps are using the same thing?

I would stick with android revolution. In sense 3.5 you get the best camera quality and it has great battery life.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA

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[Q] Wildfire S ROM Comparison latest

Do we have any thread on ROM comparison for Wildfire S??
I tried searching in forums but seems like all threads are quite old and dont seem to have any latest info...
Any development forums are really confusing for some newbie like me...Its hard to decide what ROM should I use.
My usage is for daily use, I dont have any spare phone to try out different options :crying:
khatodankit said:
Do we have any thread on ROM comparison for Wildfire S??
I tried searching in forums but seems like all threads are quite old and dont seem to have any latest info...
Any development forums are really confusing for some newbie like me...Its hard to decide what ROM should I use.
My usage is for daily use, I dont have any spare phone to try out different options :crying:
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to be perfectly honest i would like to know myself....but to be more specific i would like to know what rom feels exactly the same as stock 2.3.3 or 2.3.5 yet performs good eg overclockable to 815mhz which can maintain battery life good and has good gps and beats audio....:fingers-crossed:
gagan313 said:
to be perfectly honest i would like to know myself....but to be more specific i would like to know what rom feels exactly the same as stock 2.3.3 or 2.3.5 yet performs good eg overclockable to 815mhz which can maintain battery life good and has good gps and beats audio....:fingers-crossed:
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Exactly what I want with this thread...just an addition to your reply above would option to use SD to move apps to ensure enough internal memory....
Wrong thread
In regards to your requirenment I think Rom EQDKP v4.9 will be good 4 u...
its has all ur needs except one...may b battery lyf is less than stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797588
ROM Comparison
Best ROM I've tested so far: Wild Child 2 Lite Odex (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652973)
+ Full Root Access
+ 120 MB free Memory as promised
+ High battery duration (No useless apps, Nemus Launcher is one of the best in battery saving)
+ Stable, fast and fully functionable (as far as I tried)
Worst ROM I've tested so far: MIUI v.4 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735773)
- Battery lasts for < 6 hours without WIFI or phone calls
- No Root Access although pronounced
+ Stable, fast and fully functionable (as far as I tried) - and looks nice!
Other software I would suggest:
# Droid Wall (Great Firewall, highly customable, needs almost no resources)
# Root App Delete (Get rid of useless system apps)
eric_wolf said:
Best ROM I've tested so far: Wild Child 2 Lite Odex (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652973)
+ Full Root Access
+ 120 MB free Memory as promised
+ High battery duration (No useless apps, Nemus Launcher is one of the best in battery saving)
+ Stable, fast and fully functionable (as far as I tried)
Worst ROM I've tested so far: MIUI v.4 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735773)
- Battery lasts for < 6 hours without WIFI or phone calls
- No Root Access although pronounced
+ Stable, fast and fully functionable (as far as I tried) - and looks nice!
Other software I would suggest:
# Droid Wall (Great Firewall, highly customable, needs almost no resources)
# Root App Delete (Get rid of useless system apps)
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You should not write like "worst rom"...it hurtz to any dev..
Miui i had never used but you should know that rom is WIP...
Dnt mind plz.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda app-developers app
smartboy0668 said:
You should not write like "worst rom"...it hurtz to any dev..
Miui i had never used but you should know that rom is WIP...
Dnt mind plz.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda app-developers app
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That's why I wrote "worst rom I'VE TESTED SO FAR", I truly believe there are far worse solutions out there...
I just wanted to post it because a cool-looking design can't replace a good battery and memory management. That's the wrong way if you ask me...
Get a stock rom. Flash recovery.Flash OC kernel. Flash Beats. Flash Super SU get some bussybox instaler app from market, install busybox. There you go stock rom with oc and root and all you need to do is learn how to use google and to flash zips. Best rom worst rom its all bull**** every package that is in the moded roms can be found in this forum. So ppl stop asking for things, do them yourself. Its not a brain surgery its zip flashing.
Flashing zips is NOT rocket science
I'm with Baluuu on this, Now I've graduated I'll have some time to play with my 2 WFSs. one's stock the other's running WildChild3. I want to learn how to make my own ROMs. I'm not afraid of compiling from source in Linux, but I want to understand the architecture of a ROM in more detail, and it seems that the best way is to get my hands dirty.
gagan313 said:
to be perfectly honest i would like to know myself....but to be more specific i would like to know what rom feels exactly the same as stock 2.3.3 or 2.3.5 yet performs good eg overclockable to 815mhz which can maintain battery life good and has good gps and beats audio....:fingers-crossed:
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The marvellous sense 3.5 rom, overclockable to 815 mhz, you can choose between viper4android (recommended, i am using it ) and beats audio, gps working great thanks to the choosable gps configuration. It is the same as sense 2.1 (stock 2.3.5) but more functions and more widgets, and way more fast. Nice battery life. Hope this helped you
Sent from HTC "Marvellous" WFS
I;m useing Sense 3.5, and its awsome. everything works fine
What does not go here (by far an uncomplete list, just some examples for topics that are not tolerated)
Everything prohibited by above linked forum rules.
"Whis is the best rom for this device", "Is this rom better than that" (always subjective, prone to fanboy wars)
Device comparison threads (see above)
"What was your last phone/will be your next phone" (Off-Topic to this phone, post that in OT-Forum)
"Hello"/"Goodbye"/"Merry Christmas,Easter,Hannukkah, whatever" (Obviously OT, just imagine every user posts that)
"I'll never buy HTC again", "Why HTC/Samsung/whoever sucks" and all other "hate"-threads (Tell that those guys, not us)
"Help!", "How do I...", "Why..." and all other Questions (belong in Q&A)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143280

[Q] Which ROM offers the following?

I've searched, trawled and read through so many threads and cannot make my mind up which way to turn (I'm so indecisive). There is so much choice (which is a good thing in some ways and not so good in others) but it's confused the hell out of me. I could flash various ROM's and kernels all the while having to restore my data each time and run it for a while to see if it is suitable for my needs. This seems to the moderators general consensus for those asking what the 'best ROM' is (Understandable). But this (having to flash ROM's and kernels each time) is tedious and there is always some element of risk that you could end up with a bad flash the more you do this.
So here I am asking. Please note I am *NOT* asking which the best overall ROM is. I understand perfectly well that there is no best ROM and each ROM has different functionality and features that are suited to different peoples needs. I am asking which ROM suits *MY* needs. If moderators decide that I am asking what is the best ROM then I guess I will have to try harder to argue my case.
I don't mind if it's GB, ICS or JB - obviously I would *LOVE* to have a JB ROM but it's still in its infancy and has certain issues simply because there is and never will be an official JB ROM for my phone (Thanks Sony!).
My current setup is a 2011 Arc S currently running JJ Hybrid 3.1 (still) and ArcKnight kernel (forget which build).
I am not overly interested in fancy GUI's, themes, extra functionality or overclocking, although it would nice to have them 'just so long as they don't impact on performance and stability'.
Things I want.
#Rooted with CWM is a given obviously
#As lag free as possible (It takes several seconds to launch Contacts at present and laggy key presses in the phone dialer annoy)
#Good battery performance
#Increased memory
#Bloatware removed
#Removal of or fixed/tweaked default apps (For some reason the default browser sucks CPU/battery dry and I have disabled it on current ROM).
#Smooth 720p video (is this even possible either in the FW or through a mod?)
#Good camera performance (Use a mod?)
#Status bar with quick toggles and notifications
#Good WIFI, 2G,3G/HSDPA performance (especially if 3G is tweaked as I get poor signal in some places)
#Bravia engine (1 or 2?)
#Correctly functioning hardware including LED's/Side LED/Buttons/Sensors (brightness, rotation etc)
#STABILITY (as little bugs as possible basically)
#Easy upgrade path between builds (not having to wipe data each time although I realize this is sometimes required)
#WIFI tethering
I don't care much for HDMI output but if it works it's a bonus. Things like USB OTG and USB mass storage would also be useful but not essential.
I think that's all of it. If moderators still feel this is a 'best ROM' thread feel free to contact me privately to cast your warnings. Hopefully though they will see this is a bit more specific than that and actually asks more pertinent questions rather than a blanket 'which ROM is best' question.
Thanks for reading
I can't comment on a rom, but for camera, most definitely Cybershot mod . Pictures look amazing
jman2131 said:
I can't comment on a rom, but for camera, most definitely Cybershot mod . Pictures look amazing
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Thanks. I will look into it. Seems it's only for ICS ROM's but if there is an ICS ROM that meets the above criteria I will check it out.
For me, right no, Atomic Gb 3.0 Xtreme Silencer is going to update it to 3.1 now, so u can flash it. It is the most complete ROM now for me, with almost everything u said in ur list
Download it here
Hi.
While this may not be a best ROM thread as you say, its just as equally annoying. You've listed what most of us want from a ROM, and as you say you've read this that and the other then its time to pick one and flash it. If you think the process of flashing custom ROMs is tedious then learn how to mod, tweak a stock ROM to your own liking then you won't need to rely on others to tell you what to flash.
Sent from Myushi
luiseteyo said:
For me, right no, Atomic Gb 3.0 Xtreme Silencer is going to update it to 3.1 now, so u can flash it. It is the most complete ROM now for me, with almost everything u said in ur list
Download it here
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How is video recording and playback and the camera?
XperienceD said:
Hi.
While this may not be a best ROM thread as you say, its just as equally annoying. You've listed what most of us want from a ROM, and as you say you've read this that and the other then its time to pick one and flash it. If you think the process of flashing custom ROMs is tedious then learn how to mod, tweak a stock ROM to your own liking then you won't need to rely on others to tell you what to flash.
Sent from Myushi
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deadman3000 said:
How is video recording and playback and the camera?
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Did u read that? Flash and test yourself
We can't say, what fits you, we don't know your life. You know it the best, you should find the perfect one.
XDA is not a place, where people are slaves, stop being lazy and do something yourself aswell.
Look at ROM's overviews, features, functions, read comments (if you want to know more about the ROM) etc.
Try them, put them to the test in regular usage. Then you find one. We can't say, which one is good for you.
yeah he is right!
Atomic Gb is awesome !
xtremesilencer has done some great work to make it!
ohhh wait a min!
i am xtremesilencer that was a joke
and if you want to know about a rom then go to the thread or check the feedback
dont open new new threads !!!!!
I'm on ICS because of the mobile data manager (built in, doesn't work on gb) as i have a limited data plan.
I'm right now on the xperia t rom, it is really great, the battery lasts up to two days. (3-4 hours display on, around 10h mobile data and wifi is always on).
Using the stock 587 kernel. Never had such an amazing battery life
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
Whilst I understand the sentiment of 'try them for yourself' and 'you are just being lazy' and 'read the comments' etc. It takes *TIME* I don't need overclocking. I don't need all the fancy themes. I don't need a ton of tweaks other than those that meet the basic requirements I have listed.
As I said whilst there is a healthy development community on this particular device, it is hard work to find the right ROM. I have to go through the list of ROMS, kernels and mods in the thread stickied in 'General' (I noticed at least one ROM is missing from that list btw). On the whole it does not tell me a lot other than name, ROM, base (GB, ICS, JB) and then you have to spend a lot of time trying to find out all the info about the ROM by going to the ROM's thread, read about it's features, how to install it, which kernels work best with it, how to fix, patch or workaround any problems found (usually buried deeper into the thread with sometimes 'hundreds' of replies so you might not know about the patches and workarounds until you actually install it and when you ask in the thread someone says it was mentioned earlier in the thread which you now have to search through) etc etc ad nauseam.
I'm just looking for a shortlist of ROM's to try based on others opinions that meet my criteria.
I do also believe that there should be a sticky that instead of ostracizing members for asking 'which is the best ROM' as there currently is (which I know can be annoying for the moderators) instead should offer opinions and experiences. Which ROM's offer which features and how well they perform and yes, perhaps even a poll.
This would be the 'go to' thread for all those people (including myself) who are stuck for choice.
But perhaps this is too much work (I guess you could say to me I should do it then and keep it updated since I am so interested in it)...
The forum is chaotic as it is. But this is the nature of forums.
deadman3000 said:
Whilst I understand the sentiment of 'try them for yourself' and 'you are just being lazy' and 'read the comments' etc. It takes *TIME* I don't need overclocking. I don't need all the fancy themes. I don't need a ton of tweaks other than those that meet the basic requirements I have listed.
As I said whilst there is a healthy development community on this particular device, it is hard work to find the right ROM. I have to go through the list of ROMS, kernels and mods in the thread stickied in 'General' (I noticed at least one ROM is missing from that list btw). On the whole it does not tell me a lot other than name, ROM, base (GB, ICS, JB) and then you have to spend a lot of time trying to find out all the info about the ROM by going to the ROM's thread, read about it's features, how to install it, which kernels work best with it, how to fix, patch or workaround any problems found (usually buried deeper into the thread with sometimes 'hundreds' of replies so you might not know about the patches and workarounds until you actually install it and when you ask in the thread someone says it was mentioned earlier in the thread which you now have to search through) etc etc ad nauseam.
I'm just looking for a shortlist of ROM's to try based on others opinions that meet my criteria.
I do also believe that there should be a sticky that instead of ostracizing members for asking 'which is the best ROM' as there currently is (which I know can be annoying for the moderators) instead should offer opinions and experiences. Which ROM's offer which features and how well they perform and yes, perhaps even a poll.
This would be the 'go to' thread for all those people (including myself) who are stuck for choice.
But perhaps this is too much work (I guess you could say to me I should do it then and keep it updated since I am so interested in it)...
The forum is chaotic as it is. But this is the nature of forums.
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Unfortunately, that's what most people would have to go through to actually find a rom that they would stick with. Luckily I tried 1 and never moved away because it was suffice. Here's a list to shorten the task, tremendously for you
Ultimate HD
Beautiful ICS
Jelly Sandwich - I've been using this one for months without changing. I'd recommend version 7.4 as it's stable and anything version 8 and above are a hassle to install and have ugly icons =/
Atomic GB - The only gingerbread based rom listed as opposed to ics so bear in mind the cybershot wouldn't work
I can't really comment on any of these roms' 'personal sufficiency' other than jelly sandwich, but these are the ones I would test if I were you good luck
well XDA is a dev site where devs share their creations for each other, they're not obliged to put them up here and frankly it takes a billion times more work to make a rom than to look through the ROM threads
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda premium
Xperia T ROM is the way to go!
I too was in the same state 3-4 months back and all I wanted was a stable & smooth ROM (better than stock, of course). So, I went thro most of the threads and based on the feedback of many, I narrowed down on Ultimate HD. Sure its a better ROM and I was happy using it for close to 2 months. But after prolonged usage, it started to lag. Only then, I started experimenting with multiple ROMs.
There are ROM u would start hating it immediately after installing it and there are which will make u to stick with it for a while. After testing bunch of ROMs, I finally landed on Xperia T ROM. Its not the most talked about ROM around, but definitely has its own fan following and Im definitely going to be one among them. It has all the MODs that I wanted (toggles, latest apps, cybershot, small apps etc...) and yet it offered smoothness and free RAM of close to 100 MB. Most importantly, it offered loads of options while installing (in Aroma Installer). So, you can pick and choose whatever u want. It is one of the few ROMs wherein Sound Enhancements in Walkman player and Online mode in Album works out of the box without any tweaking!
So, I suggest you to give it a shot. Im sure u wont regret it
Hmm. Just read that T ROM has broken wifi tethering. Also read that AOSP ROM's don't have in call mute? It's quite a bit involved installing that ROM by the look of things too. I will monitor the thread for a while though and ask about the in call mute feature.
Sometimes, it's not about the ROM, it's the mods you flash on the ROM. I have been using stock ROM for quite some time and I have flashed a few mods to tweak and improve the stock ROM. You can go to the Themes and Apps section to find these kind of mods.
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AW: [Q] Which ROM offers the following?
Use the stock rom and flash mods you want..
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Choosing the right ROM for Wildfire S: Slim or "full"?

Hi there,
I have just upgraded from a Wildfire S to a Nexus4. I would like to use the Wildfire S a secondary phone (for which right now I use a very old/crappy/non-android phone).
So far my experience with the Wildfire S hasn't been stellar (standard HTC rom): the lack of memory made it very hard to really enjoy it: every time an update popped up it was a struggle to get it to install properly.
So I would like to take the opportunity to clear up the phone and install a more ... "comfortable" rom.
I don't have huge requirements: some simple games for the kids to be entertained, some music, check the news ...
My absolute preference is to have a rom that uses very little memory in order to forget about all the headaches I had in the past ~2 years.
So, I started looking for the roms available. My oh my: talking about choice! It's great, of course, but choosing is not straightforward.
Looking here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068879) I see that there is such thing as a "Slim rom" which sound quite attractive from where I am sitting.
So the question is: SlimCM10 o "standard" CM10 (like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136011).
Roms like "ParanoidAndroi" don't seem too attractive to me, not on a screen as tiny as that of the wildfire S.
I would like someone's opinion on this. Perhaps I should look at totally different roms ...
Suggestions?
Thanks!
You have quite a few options.
If you want your kids to play games on, I wouldn't recommend even the SlimCM10 because all it does is removes certain unneeded alps in system. I'm on the normal CM10 and it does lag at times.
CM7 is a good alternative, since it is gingerbread, everything works.
If you want to do a little more work, you can check out the Customized stock ROMs by Crossfire77 and me. They're compatible with most tweaks including the famous v6 Supercharger. After you install this ROM you can install v6 Supercharger, Adrenaline Engine, Pimp my ROM tweaks and even an app called Seeder.
These tweaks and apps will work on all afore mentioned ROMs and will reduce lag by a lot.
Since just CM7 is a bit laggy, installing Seeder would do the trick and you can play games just fine.
You can also look at other sense based ROMs like Wildchild.
Good luck!
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Hi Lt Win,
thanks for your input: they make sense to me.
Perhaps I'll give first a shot to CM10.* (I see you're on Jelly King, which is CM 10.0, if I understood correctly): do you have memory issues? (I am worried that newer versions of Android are more demanding, in terms of memory, than older ones).
The reason being that I would prefer keeping ICS/JB type of interface on all my phones, which would make it easier to maintain.
The Nexus 4 is on 4.2, I plan to update the HTC Sensation to the latest CM once I familiarize myself with the whole procedure using the Wildfire S as a guinea pig.
Lag is also not a huge issue: as it is today is acceptable (of course, less is better) as I don't plan on using it intensely.
I don't plan to install particularly taxing games: my kids are young so memory game, coloring stuff ... that's plenty.
I'll research more on what are the issues with JB on the Wildfire S and then I'll make the final decision. I can always go back to CM7 if I don't like how it "feels". In which case, I'll go for your custom rom.
Best regards.
Edit: love the jetpack avatar by the way. I like that game!
yankeeDDL said:
Hi Lt Win,
thanks for your input: they make sense to me.
Perhaps I'll give first a shot to CM10.* (I see you're on Jelly King, which is CM 10.0, if I understood correctly): do you have memory issues? (I am worried that newer versions of Android are more demanding, in terms of memory, than older ones).
The reason being that I would prefer keeping ICS/JB type of interface on all my phones, which would make it easier to maintain.
The Nexus 4 is on 4.2, I plan to update the HTC Sensation to the latest CM once I familiarize myself with the whole procedure using the Wildfire S as a guinea pig.
Lag is also not a huge issue: as it is today is acceptable (of course, less is better) as I don't plan on using it intensely.
I don't plan to install particularly taxing games: my kids are young so memory game, coloring stuff ... that's plenty.
I'll research more on what are the issues with JB on the Wildfire S and then I'll make the final decision. I can always go back to CM7 if I don't like how it "feels". In which case, I'll go for your custom rom.
Best regards.
Edit: love the jetpack avatar by the way. I like that game!
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Memory issues, well not so much. I get ~100mb free space on install, and a few apps would probably fill it up. I recommend partitioning your SD Card, flashing a script called INT2EXT so whatever size your partition is, your internal memory will be that much. Battery life is a bit of a problem, I must say. There's more on Mobile Data than WiFi, so you would want to use WiFi more.
Again, seeder, adrenaline engine and v6 Supercharger can nearly kill the lag. Of course, games will be a bit laggy. Heavy games, that is.
The issues on JB are:
*Panorama is weird.
*Camcorder has very low frame rate.
*No USB Tethering. (Using phone as a modem)
ICS issues:
*No camcorder - Wrong colour output.
* Panorama is weird / doesn't work. (I don't remember that well)
*No USB tethering.
CM7 issues:
*Slightly worse camera than stock.
*No USB Tethering.
This should help out on choosing.
P.S. I love Jetpack Joyride, its too much fun!
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Man, you're a well of info. Thanks! (yes, I clicked the button too)
I plan on using almost exclusively WiFi. In fact, I may get rid of the data altogether (it's the secondary phone after all).
I won't need to use the camera much: mostly still photos for "work" related stuff, so I don't plan to use panorama or camcorder.
Also, no USB tethering.
Which clears me for both ICS and JB.
What I really need the phone for is:
- sync contact (this is actually quite crucial, even though it seems like a trivial feature)
- occasional mail check
- still photos in well lit environments
- listen to podcasts
- occasional gaming
- "portable" storage device
If I can ask one last question about the battery consumption: are you saying that it is especially bad on ICS/JB roms? As in, noticeably worse than with stock gingerbread?
If so, is this also a problem with custom gingerbread roms?
I get a fairly decent battery life with the stock rom, so this was not one of my primary concerns.
Thanks again.
yankeeDDL said:
Man, you're a well of info. Thanks! (yes, I clicked the button too)
I plan on using almost exclusively WiFi. In fact, I may get rid of the data altogether (it's the secondary phone after all).
I won't need to use the camera much: mostly still photos for "work" related stuff, so I don't plan to use panorama or camcorder.
Also, no USB tethering.
Which clears me for both ICS and JB.
What I really need the phone for is:
- sync contact (this is actually quite crucial, even though it seems like a trivial feature)
- occasional mail check
- still photos in well lit environments
- listen to podcasts
- occasional gaming
- "portable" storage device
If I can ask one last question about the battery consumption: are you saying that it is especially bad on ICS/JB roms? As in, noticeably worse than with stock gingerbread?
If so, is this also a problem with custom gingerbread roms?
I get a fairly decent battery life with the stock rom, so this was not one of my primary concerns.
Thanks again.
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The battery life is a problem with data on, so if you're using wifi you're good. However, battery life on standby is much better than stock but if you use data with screen on a lot, you'll get quite a good amount of battery drain.
Other than that, it's just fine. And I would recommend the following custom ROMs:
Gingerbread - Wildchild (based on stock) , CM7.2
ICS - CM9 Alpha 9.
JB - Jelly King, Speed Droid. Although I love jelly king. Ext partition is recommended on ICS and JB. Use INT2EXT.
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I just installed Jelly King 2.0 .... So far it looks quite good. Time will tell.
Thanks again for your help and suggestions.

[Q] [4.2.2] PARANOIDANDROID v3.60 | HALO |

Hello guys i have few questions about this rom from WoH, at the moment i am using 4.2.2 rom based on CM 10.1 from VJ, but his version will not have update soon, so i decide to check install new rom from my topic. I have few question if You can answer it will be nice:
*1* Does work properly the sound of messages? For VJ roms i usually use low sound fixer, but without luck. So rom have any issuess about sound? Works fine? Sound is loud and i can hear the sms sound? (Everybody who have VJ rom know about this problem)
*2* Does work the headset or earphones without any problem? (Now when i plug in my headset i always have soft reboot)
*3*Can You compare to VJ rom based on CM 10.1? (Speed, performance, battery drain, soft reboots etc.)
*4*It is possible to disable HOLO - i mean thing like quick menu
*5*Could You write Pros and cons of the WoH rom? Any problems issuess and possible fix or some tips?
Thank You guys!
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Easiest way would be to nandroid backup your current rom, then install this ROM and try it out for yourself.
1 - don't know
2 - don't know
3 - this will be very different for different people and setups, again you are the best judge based on your setup and usage, not someone else's
4 - yes, I use PA on my nexus 7. It's disabled by default I believe.
5 - pros and cons will be quite subjective, read the thread to see what's working and other people's responses. Again you'll be the best judge if you install it.
eddiehk6 said:
Easiest way would be to nandroid backup your current rom, then install this ROM and try it out for yourself.
1 - don't know
2 - don't know
3 - this will be very different for different people and setups, again you are the best judge based on your setup and usage, not someone else's
4 - yes, I use PA on my nexus 7. It's disabled by default I believe.
5 - pros and cons will be quite subjective, read the thread to see what's working and other people's responses. Again you'll be the best judge if you install it.
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Well, thanks, but You don't help me so much. I found on the forum few things, at first i want to compare to HTC DESIRE in DESIRE thread not to Nexus 7 or any other device. For example few things work perfect on nexus 4, not on Desire like Camera. About pros and cons it will be for example, good performance, but fast battery drain. Many other things. So You don't know so much. I ask people which got experience with HTC Desire and have this rom on this phone.
So BUMP please
g1b50n said:
Well, thanks, but You don't help me so much. I found on the forum few things, at first i want to compare to HTC DESIRE in DESIRE thread not to Nexus 7 or any other device. For example few things work perfect on nexus 4, not on Desire like Camera.
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The ROM is still a port, and I've used it for a different device true. However Halo is part of the ROM, and it can be disabled. Other things can be found out by reading the thread, or better yet....just installing it and trying it.
About pros and cons it will be for example, good performance, but fast battery drain. Many other things. So You don't know so much. I ask people which got experience with HTC Desire and have this rom on this phone.
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I may not have experience in that exact ROM, but trust me I know enough to help you as I have helped many other people here
"Good performance, but fast battery drain" is subjective....how exactly do you define "good" or "fast" in this case? Some people define good as "stable...but has a few random reboots", but is this ok for you? Others don't mind lag, but might find it good as it's latest android with a few more features.
Fast battery drain varies massively depending on how you use the device, no two people use them the same way. You have not told us how you even use your device, and what you define to be "good" or "fast battery drain"
From bumping it, you could get some replies from a limited number of users. Some saying it's AMAZING / LAGGY / OK, some saying it has amazing battery / poor battery / suitable for medium / light / heavy usage...but you have no idea how they use their phone, how many ROMs they've tried for comparison, or the age of their battery etc. And again their perception of good or fast battery drain is different from yours. You may think getting 'reviews' from others is useful, but I'm merely warning you they can be very misleading for various reasons
In all this time you have waited for replies...you could have easily made a nandroid backup and just tried the ROM yourself. This is always the best way of testing for your usage and setup like I said, not from other people with completely different usage...then you make up your own mind and see if it's suitable for you
If you don't like it, you have a nandroid backup to go back to, so I don't see why you're waiting...
Well, You suggest to better install before ask about sth. At the moment imo i am using a good rom. I create topic to not spam thread in developers section. I have time to change rom, but i want to do it in future. Some people, used other roms and maybe have experience and they can share opinions.
So at the moment few questions:
- is here in WoH roms a soft reboots? How often?
- as i know all JB roms got problems with camera, what about recording? In VJ rom my video playback, which i record is lagged and broken, what with WoH rom?
- there is some issuess with headset or earphones, when You plug into the phone?
- is here a low sound notification problem? Any fix?
I am asking, because i don't want to spend time to testing, i can install or sth, but not have too much time for reinstalling and finding the best one. Few questions give me an answer what i am looking for
For me it is better to ask, than shouting about problem.
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g1b50n said:
So at the moment few questions:
- is here in WoH roms a soft reboots? How often?
- as i know all JB roms got problems with camera, what about recording? In VJ rom my video playback, which i record is lagged and broken, what with WoH rom?
- there is some issuess with headset or earphones, when You plug into the phone?
- is here a low sound notification problem? Any fix?
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-Yes. A few times a week.
-Same problem.
-No.
-No. The ROM comes with LowSoundFixer.apk
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[Q] Which ROM? Or back to Stock for a fast phone

Hello
I have enjoyed having djolivier's JB ROM in my phone. But it is still so much slower than Stock. I need to be able to dial, text and search straight away. I have a class 10 SD, I'm using Int2Ext+ I don't have a lot of apps, I only partitioned 512MB to try and speed it up.
I upgraded to get the Gmail App with Primary Inbox etc. but Gmail is so slow I hardly use it
Do I need to go back to stock with Link2SD? Or Stock with Int2Ext+? Or is there a ROM out there that is really actually so fast that the app opens when you touch it - not 5 or 25 laggy seconds later?
This may not be the correct place for this - but I don't get straight answers on other sections of the forum.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Chris
Hello. First of all I have to tell you that in my oppinion, the Wildfire S hardware is a bit weak, so you can't avoid the 5 laggy seconds for an app to open... But, I 'll tell you which roms are the fastest for me.
1. Stock. This is what I use. I like its performance, but I dislike it visually. I use a Sense 4 theme and live with it.
2. CM9. I my oppinion the fastest custom rom until now. It lacks one thing: Video recording. Someone could talk about the laggy video playback but Henry_01 modified some lib files in his MIUI port, and video playback is working there. So I replaced the libs in CM9 and it worked too. So If you don't care about video recording you can use this one.
3. JDevs upcoming update seems a lot promising to me, and this is what I'm waiting for to replace stock.
As for the scripts, in terms of speed:
Link2sd > int2ext+ >int2ext
I use stock android 2.3.5 Sense 2.1 with Link2sd.
This is what I think is the best, until now.
edit: I forgot the Cyanogenmod 10.1 by OWL project, it's good and fast too. But in my opinion cm9 is better, in terms of performance.
polfrank said:
As for the scripts, in terms of speed:
Link2sd > int2ext+ >int2ext
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Thanks so much for your response. One follow up question. You're saying Link2SD is the best for speed? When I installed a JB rom without int2ext there was not enough memory to even start installing apps..... did I do something wrong? I don't want to go back to the days of uninstalling apps so I can update the ones with large memory etc.
Chris
ChrisChorlton said:
Thanks so much for your response. One follow up question. You're saying Link2SD is the best for speed? When I installed a JB rom without int2ext there was not enough memory to even start installing apps..... did I do something wrong? I don't want to go back to the days of uninstalling apps so I can update the ones with large memory etc.
Chris
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I'm glad to help
You 're right. Link2sd worked succesfully only on GB and ICS for me too. You didn't do anything wrong, so use only int2ext(+) with JB.....
polfrank said:
Hello. First of all I have to tell you that in my oppinion, the Wildfire S hardware is a bit weak, so you can't avoid the 5 laggy seconds for an app to open... But, I 'll tell you which roms are the fastest for me.
1. Stock. This is what I use. I like its performance, but I dislike it visually. I use a Sense 4 theme and live with it.
2. CM9. I my oppinion the fastest custom rom until now. It lacks one thing: Video recording. Someone could talk about the laggy video playback but Henry_01 modified some lib files in his MIUI port, and video playback is working there. So I replaced the libs in CM9 and it worked too. So If you don't care about video recording you can use this one.
3. JDevs upcoming update seems a lot promising to me, and this is what I'm waiting for to replace stock.
As for the scripts, in terms of speed:
Link2sd > int2ext+ >int2ext
I use stock android 2.3.5 Sense 2.1 with Link2sd.
This is what I think is the best, until now.
edit: I forgot the Cyanogenmod 10.1 by OWL project, it's good and fast too. But in my opinion cm9 is better, in terms of performance.
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Would you mind linking to which CM9 ROM you would suggest? Trying to breathe some life into my phone again.
Grorbabrag said:
Would you mind linking to which CM9 ROM you would suggest? Trying to breathe some life into my phone again.
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For me this is the best CM9 rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245617&highlight=slimsandwich
As it is, it has 2 bugs: no camera recording and slightly buggy video playback. If you want, I can fix the video playback and provide it to you tomorrow.
Although, I would suggest that you wait for the next big project by the owl team, based on android 4.2.2.
edit: Better use this link to SlimSandwich, as here, in xda it's not the latest version posted: https://teamblueridge.org/projects/files/
Rom > Marvel > Slimsandwich-marvel
Or tell me to give it to you with working libs for video playback.
Thanks for the info. The problem with owls project is that WiFi tethering is and has been broken for a long time and I hardly see them fixing it. I'll try out slimsandwich. I'm mainly looking for a fast, responsive ROM, not many features.
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