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[Q] POLL: Best ROM?

I thought it would be fun to take a poll to see which ROM folks in this forum think is best...

Baked Snacks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701685
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brandenk said:
Baked Snacks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701685
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What makes you prefer Baked Snack? I'm not doubting your choice, just curious what makes it better than the others.

Been using Calk's builds for a long time now. Seems my taste in ROMs is very similar to his. Keep in mind "the best" is extremely subjective.

Dissenter said:
Been using Calk's builds for a long time now. Seems my taste in ROMs is very similar to his. Keep in mind "the best" is extremely subjective.
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Of course... It seems there are a few popular ones out there, and then a lot of "second tier" ROM's. What makes Calk's builds "the best" for you?

Matt_TX said:
Of course... It seems there are a few popular ones out there, and then a lot of "second tier" ROM's. What makes Calk's builds "the best" for you?
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I like the combination of performance and battery life of the kernel he chose to use. He also does an awesome job getting a bunch of graphical changes for the "cool" factor too.
Beyond the ROM, Calk contributes a lot of other things to the community. He's been making kitchen and kitchen development tools for the Windows Mobile groups for a while and I was very pleased to see him come to the Android team at the same time I made the leap. It's a big change for people like me that have been Windows Mobile sideline hackers for a while and it's really nice to see a familiar face.

Dissenter said:
I like the combination of performance and battery life of the kernel he chose to use. He also does an awesome job getting a bunch of graphical changes for the "cool" factor too.
Beyond the ROM, Calk contributes a lot of other things to the community. He's been making kitchen and kitchen development tools for the Windows Mobile groups for a while and I was very pleased to see him come to the Android team at the same time I made the leap. It's a big change for people like me that have been Windows Mobile sideline hackers for a while and it's really nice to see a familiar face.
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Good info... I'm currently running CM6 and loving it, but I'm torn what to try next... EViO, Baked Snack and VaelPak are all possibilities.
None of the ROM's really have the exact thing I want. Ideally, I'd like a ROM that has the following:
- Sense E-mail App
- Sense Calendar App
- Sense Lock Screen
- Sense Status Bar (with Custom Battery Icon)
- AOSP Contacts & Dialer
- AOSP Messaging (SMS/MMS)
- AOSP Gallery
- 4G Support
- FM Radio
- WiFi/Wired Tether
- Sprint Bloatware Removed (apart from Sprint TV)
- ADK Laucher (easy to add after the fact)
Any ideas on how to get this? I wish I was a Dev... I would build my own

Matt_TX said:
Good info... I'm currently running CM6 and loving it, but I'm torn what to try next... EViO, Baked Snack and VaelPak are all possibilities.
None of the ROM's really have the exact thing I want. Ideally, I'd like a ROM that has the following:
- Sense E-mail App
- Sense Calendar App
- Sense Lock Screen
- Sense Status Bar (with Custom Battery Icon)
- AOSP Contacts & Dialer
- AOSP Messaging (SMS/MMS)
- AOSP Gallery
- 4G Support
- FM Radio
- WiFi/Wired Tether
- Sprint Bloatware Removed (apart from Sprint TV)
- ADK Laucher (easy to add after the fact)
Any ideas on how to get this? I wish I was a Dev... I would build my own
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I would think that this wouldn't be that tough. Try starting with a Sense ROM, pull out the dialer/messaging/gallery and whatever else you don't want, then install the AOSP apps you want. I'm sure the apk's can be found around here.

Where is the love for Burnt Droid - by netarchy?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745738
Simple Sense ROM with great firmware, and a couple nice apps tacked on.

JTNiggle said:
I would think that this wouldn't be that tough. Try starting with a Sense ROM, pull out the dialer/messaging/gallery and whatever else you don't want, then install the AOSP apps you want. I'm sure the apk's can be found around here.
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Is it as simple as just uninstalling the Sense apk's that I don't want and installing the AOSP ones? If so, I can probably restore the apps I want from a Titanium backup of CM6. For some reason I thought it was more involved that that - especially with the AOSP Contacts & Dialer.

Dissenter said:
I like the combination of performance and battery life of the kernel he chose to use. He also does an awesome job getting a bunch of graphical changes for the "cool" factor too.
Beyond the ROM, Calk contributes a lot of other things to the community. He's been making kitchen and kitchen development tools for the Windows Mobile groups for a while and I was very pleased to see him come to the Android team at the same time I made the leap. It's a big change for people like me that have been Windows Mobile sideline hackers for a while and it's really nice to see a familiar face.
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+1
Agree entirely with Dissenter. Calk brings a lot to the table.
Really enjoyed Hero's early EVO work and Baked is still great. Also used Cyanogen on my G1 forever, but Calk's stuff has been stable, fast and clean (at least for me) as long or longer than anyone else on EVO. It is a beautiful thing. I had problems with most of the other ROMs, but for the EVO, Hero and Calk always seem to have there kitchens working.

Just_s said:
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Agree entirely with Dissenter. Calk brings a lot to the table.
Really enjoyed Hero's early EVO work and Baked is still great. Also used Cyanogen on my G1 forever, but Calk's stuff has been stable, fast and clean (at least for me) as long or longer than anyone else on EVO. It is a beautiful thing. I had problems with most of the other ROMs, but for the EVO, Hero and Calk always seem to have there kitchens working.
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So, what would you say are the pros/cons of EViO vs. Baked Snack?

there is a fine line between the "best rom" and my "favorite rom"
best i have had was a stock rooted rom, granted it wasnt fast but it had everything working and no bugs that i could find ...
my fav has been CM6 ... fast and snappy ... but lacking the Fm radio and 4G i disire ...
i have a hard time finding a big difference between sense roms ... but thats just me, i'm slow on this stuff still

I like Fresh 3.2
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using XDA app.

ThrowingKs said:
Where is the love for Burnt Droid - by netarchy?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745738
Simple Sense ROM with great firmware, and a couple nice apps tacked on.
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Ya, where's the love?
I prefer my evo burnt for sure.

modded fresh for me. Dude is on point with his ROMs.
Gotta have my Apps2SD support.
Thinking about coming out with my own ROM based solely off of his as a base.

Evio cured my flashaholic's issues for a while, but with Baked Snack update and the Evio update its tough, i have to give the slight edge to fresh right now because of the new release, that thing is sick. I am pumped once that thing hits the street its going to be on! Too many choices is a good thing as i think the Evo is THE android device to have with all the Dev support
My two cents
1. Fresh 3.28
1.a Evio
1.a Baked Snacks
YMMV
Matt_TX said:
Good info... I'm currently running CM6 and loving it, but I'm torn what to try next... EViO, Baked Snack and VaelPak are all possibilities.
None of the ROM's really have the exact thing I want. Ideally, I'd like a ROM that has the following:
- Sense E-mail App
- Sense Calendar App
- Sense Lock Screen
- Sense Status Bar (with Custom Battery Icon)
- AOSP Contacts & Dialer
- AOSP Messaging (SMS/MMS)
- AOSP Gallery
- 4G Support
- FM Radio
- WiFi/Wired Tether
- Sprint Bloatware Removed (apart from Sprint TV)
- ADK Laucher (easy to add after the fact)
Any ideas on how to get this? I wish I was a Dev... I would build my own
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Evio = pure win
Sent from hell using XDA App

EViO2 is the best! Everything works and its a speed demon. Its the fastest 2.2 and smoothest I have ever used.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

i can't even imagine what hero and calk can do with that new release! Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
wsantiagow said:
EViO2 is the best! Everything works and its a speed demon. Its the fastest 2.2 and smoothest I have ever used.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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[Q] Which ROM ?

I am on Cyanogen 6.0.1 and is hit by random freeze, twice or thrice a day. Which Android 2.2 ROM is the best in your opinion based on stability? While I do like to have better responsiveness, battery performance etc, stability is very important. Pulling the battery twice or thrice is not what I want to do.
Thank you.

I've been enjoying skyraider 3.1 rc3. No random issues. Fast and stable.
0xdroid said:
I am on Cyanogen 6.0.1 and is hit by random freeze, twice or thrice a day. Which Android 2.2 ROM is the best in your opinion based on stability? While I do like to have better responsiveness, battery performance etc, stability is very important. Pulling the battery twice or thrice is not what I want to do.
Thank you.
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[ROM] Virtuous v2.6
fast smooth stable and looks great with evo theme
mkv has done great job with this and keeps up on the little things

Ruby has been the best and most stable rom I have tried to date. The battery life has be excellent as well as the rom being super fast.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

metalmenance said:
[ROM] Virtuous v2.6
fast smooth stable and looks great with evo theme
mkv has done great job with this and keeps up on the little things
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+1
I would like for CM6 or Ruby to fix the bugs then I MIGHT be switching.

grape ape said:
Ruby has been the best and most stable rom I have tried to date. The battery life has be excellent as well as the rom being super fast.
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Ruby has definately been the best rom I have used so far. I don't think it will be long and the bugs will be worked out. My battery life is the only thing that has been sub-par on ruby

My favorite has been aiccucs Rom's right now I'm waiting for the newest one to be finished then I'll flash that over the update I received.

Thanks, guys. Ruby has not been listed in the wiki.
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Incredible/ROMs
I see another thread on Ruby, so, I will get the details from there.

Sky Raider No question...

SkyRaider definitely... getting 1600+ in Quadrant and high 30's to low 40's on Linpack
Droid Incredible
unrEVOked forever
SkyRaider 3.0 RC2
kingxkernel BFS #2

0xdroid said:
I am on Cyanogen 6.0.1 and is hit by random freeze, twice or thrice a day. Which Android 2.2 ROM is the best in your opinion based on stability? While I do like to have better responsiveness, battery performance etc, stability is very important. Pulling the battery twice or thrice is not what I want to do.
Thank you.
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This should be in the Q&A forum not the Dev forum.

Been using Skyraider Vanilla RC2 and really like it. Stable, fast and great battery life.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I'm using SkyRaider 3.1 RC3 W/Sense...it's working great so far......

Hmmm
Asking this question is exactly like asking "Which religion is the right one" or asking on facebook "Should I get an iPhone or a Droid". It is NEVER a meaningful question.
The most stable rom is the stock one (everything else builds on it anyway, and cookers break things along the way). Anything else is just you flashing away, and making your own decision.

jdmba said:
Asking this question is exactly like asking "Which religion is the right one" or asking on facebook "Should I get an iPhone or a Droid". It is NEVER a meaningful question.
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I find it very meaningful. Looked like someone was asking for other people to give their thoughts on what ROMs they liked the best and why. Quite a far cry from NEVER a meaningful question.
Here are some of my insights on the ROMS I have tried ...
Cyanogen 6.02 - Bluetooth voice dialing doesn't work. Voice command audio does not come through the bluetooth headset when activating via the headset button. None of the other froyo based roms have had this issue
SkyRaider 3.0 RC2 - Seemed very stable. I especially enjoyed the "vanilla" version
Virtuous 2.6 - Seemed very stable. I used the Virtuous EZ-Customizer through ROM Manager and it allowed me to remove a lot of the stock apps I did not want. Saved me a good amount of memory. If this ROM had an option to remove SenseUI it would be my #1 choice.
Ruby 1.1.0 - Seemed very stable. Notification LED did not blink but remained lit when notification present.. This may have been a setting I was not aware of.

user68734 said:
I find it very meaningful. Looked like someone was asking for other people to give their thoughts on what ROMs they liked the best and why. Quite a far cry from NEVER a meaningful question.
Here are some of my insights on the ROMS I have tried ...
Cyanogen 6.02 - Bluetooth voice dialing doesn't work. Voice command audio does not come through the bluetooth headset when activating via the headset button. None of the other froyo based roms have had this issue
SkyRaider 3.0 RC2 - Seemed very stable. I especially enjoyed the "vanilla" version
Virtuous 2.6 - Seemed very stable. I used the Virtuous EZ-Customizer through ROM Manager and it allowed me to remove a lot of the stock apps I did not want. Saved me a good amount of memory. If this ROM had an option to remove SenseUI it would be my #1 choice.
Ruby 1.1.0 - Seemed very stable. Notification LED did not blink but remained lit when notification present.. This may have been a setting I was not aware of.
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You can get rid of sense on Virtous. Make sure you download another launcher, i.e Launcherpro. Then use root explorer to delete the rosie.apk. Thats what I did plus I deleted some other things, and I have had no issues what so ever.

droidizzle said:
You can get rid of sense on Virtous. Make sure you download another launcher, i.e Launcherpro. Then use root explorer to delete the rosie.apk. Thats what I did plus I deleted some other things, and I have had no issues what so ever.
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Really? I was not aware of that. Where is the rosie.apk located? Thanks for the tip!
*EDIT* - I found it. located in /system/app

Ugh
user68734 said:
I find it very meaningful. Looked like someone was asking for other people to give their thoughts on what ROMs they liked the best and why. Quite a far cry from NEVER a meaningful question.
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Disagree. OP wants to know the best, and no one can answer that. That remains a matter of personal preference, and one persons preference is not anothers.
Perhaps if the OP asked "which ROM do random people like, based on their own personal choices and preferences, at the moment that they post their answer" the question would have made more sense, but then again, the answers would not be useful. Exactly like asking "what is the best national fast food chain."

jdmba said:
Disagree. OP wants to know the best, and no one can answer that. That remains a matter of personal preference, and one persons preference is not anothers.
Perhaps if the OP asked "which ROM do random people like, based on their own personal choices and preferences, at the moment that they post their answer" the question would have made more sense, but then again, the answers would not be useful. Exactly like asking "what is the best national fast food chain."
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Seriously...? Perhaps you missed in the OP the words "in your opinion". Please, if you're going to flame, at least read the full post. Not my post, but I still can't stand to see idiocy in action...
Droid Incredible
unrEVOked forever
SkyRaider 3.0 RC2
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baseband 2.15.00.09.01
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[Q] What is the Best stable Sense 3.0 Rom?

what is the best sense 3.0 rom? and where do you find it.. and is there instructions for it as well..
thank you again all.. i am learning.. it takes time .. and i appreciate all your knowledge..

OK there's no "best" rom because each developer is different and every person like different things so you just have to do your homework start downloading and flashing different roms and you will see the one that's the "best" for you.
All of the as far as I know have instructions on the first page of the thread
I'm using WildStang83 Desire Inc HD. Here's the link try it I'm sure you will like it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc

Kratz17 said:
OK there's no "best" rom because each developer is different and every person like different things so you just have to do your homework start downloading and flashing different roms and you will see the one that's the "best" for you.
All of the as far as I know have instructions on the first page of the thread
I'm using WildStang83 Desire Inc HD. Here's the link try it I'm sure you will like it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc
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Yeah that one looks great so far.. does it have the weather animations also.. and live weather wallpaper animations..
thank you again..
it would be nice if there was a thread that had all the links to the different Sense 3.0 roms.. and or a thread that had links to all the good roms..

marsgrafx09 said:
Yeah that one looks great so far.. does it have the weather animations also.. and live weather wallpaper animations..
thank you again..
it would be nice if there was a thread that had all the links to the different Sense 3.0 roms.. and or a thread that had links to all the good roms..
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Yea it got both weather animation and live wallpaper weather animation
Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc

awesome thank you
Kratz17 said:
Yea it got both weather animation and live wallpaper weather animation
Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc
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awesome thank you

No problem we are here to help my friend
Sent From My Optimized HTC Incredibly Dinc

marsgrafx09 said:
Yeah that one looks great so far.. does it have the weather animations also.. and live weather wallpaper animations..
thank you again..
it would be nice if there was a thread that had all the links to the different Sense 3.0 roms.. and or a thread that had links to all the good roms..
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Today's your lucky day!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969371

WOW
Bull_Moose said:
Today's your lucky day!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969371
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Holy MOlly... wow .. thats alot.. i knew there was a list some where..
thank you..

which unrevoked do i use.. ?
which unrevoked do i use.. ?
is it easier to do it on mac ? or pc ?

marsgrafx09 said:
which unrevoked do i use.. ?
is it easier to do it on mac ? or pc ?
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Unrevoked3 or Unrevoked Forever? I've never messed with the latter but all it does is switch S-On to S-Off.
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
Use caution and do some research before jumping right into all of this hacking and modding. You can really mess your phone up if you don't know what you're doing. (Not saying you don't, this is a "just in case" lol)
Also, I have only used it on PC but I doubt there's much of a difference.

I was wondering if the Sense 3.0 roms that have Gingerbread, are they using the same Gingerbread that we got from the OTA? Or are they using a ported Gingerbread?

Bull_Moose said:
Unrevoked3 or Unrevoked Forever? I've never messed with the latter but all it does is switch S-On to S-Off.
http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
Use caution and do some research before jumping right into all of this hacking and modding. You can really mess your phone up if you don't know what you're doing. (Not saying you don't, this is a "just in case" lol)
Also, I have only used it on PC but I doubt there's much of a difference.
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thank you .. I DONT know what i am doing ..YET.. i am trying to figure this out..
i dont want to mess my phone up. i love my Dinc.. but i want gingerbread and Sense 3.0..
i am def nervous about doing this.. i really wish there was an easier and step by step way to do this.. and someone who would help walk through it all ..

jakob95 said:
I was wondering if the Sense 3.0 roms that have Gingerbread, are they using the same Gingerbread that we got from the OTA? Or are they using a ported Gingerbread?
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I believe they are using a ported GB since most ROMs were made prior to the OTA. They may update their ROMs with the official one over time.
marsgrafx09 said:
thank you .. I DONT know what i am doing ..YET.. i am trying to figure this out..
i dont want to mess my phone up. i love my Dinc.. but i want gingerbread and Sense 3.0..
i am def nervous about doing this.. i really wish there was an easier and step by step way to do this.. and someone who would help walk through it all ..
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I think we were all nervous our first time, but it's really not that hard. Here's a video tutorial. Granted, he's using a Mac lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TLKhFlYbLo
Search YouTube or Google for other tutorials if you want to make sure.

I was wondering if most of these ROMs could even handle 3.0 or 3.5 on the Incredible, like does it lag or force close? Because I heard to run 3.0 good you need to have a Dual-Core processor.

jakob95 said:
I was wondering if most of these ROMs could even handle 3.0 or 3.5 on the Incredible, like does it lag or force close? Because I heard to run 3.0 good you need to have a Dual-Core processor.
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The ROMs with 3.0 ported from the Desire run very smooth. Other than that they run a little laggy, but not bad.
I'm running Sense 3.5 ported from the Bliss at the moment. It's not too laggy but not as snappy as it could be had it been made for a single core device. There's a 3.5 leak which was built for a 1.5ghz phone floating around that may spawn some new ROMs for our beloved Incredible.
EDIT: Not five minutes after I posted this, look what I came across: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262492

Why are some of these ROMs not on the list?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969371
Another thing which ROM would be better for a person like me? All I want is a new version of Sense and for it to run smoothly and not cause me trouble.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175842
Which do you know is faster? Are any of the two based on the Incredibles 2.3 update? Or its a ported 2.3?

jakob95 said:
Why are some of these ROMs not on the list?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969371
Another thing which ROM would be better for a person like me? All I want is a new version of Sense and for it to run smoothly and not cause me trouble.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175842
Which do you know is faster? Are any of the two based on the Incredibles 2.3 update? Or its a ported 2.3?
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The list just may not be updated yet.
As for the two linked to, I have used both and found that Desired Inc runs smoother than Nils' Business Gingersense 3.0. HOWEVER, I would strongly recommend you check out Nils' Business Gingersense 2.1/3.0. It has elements of both versions of Sense and is amazing. It's FAST, has a ton of features, stable, and is very pleasing to the eyes. By far my favorite ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104883

Bull_Moose said:
The list just may not be updated yet.
As for the two linked to, I have used both and found that Desired Inc runs smoother than Nils' Business Gingersense 3.0. HOWEVER, I would strongly recommend you check out Nils' Business Gingersense 2.1/3.0. It has elements of both versions of Sense and is amazing. It's FAST, has a ton of features, stable, and is very pleasing to the eyes. By far my favorite ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104883
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What do you mean it has elements of both versions? So its basically 2.1 but themed like 3.0?
And how about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253271 that ROM how does it compare to the Desired Inc ROM/Gingersence 2.1/3.0?

jakob95 said:
What do you mean it has elements of both versions? So its basically 2.1 but themed like 3.0?
And how about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253271 that ROM how does it compare to the Desired Inc ROM/Gingersence 2.1/3.0?
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His 2.1/3.0 hybrid has 3.0 widgets and apps whereas the ROM itself is built on a 2.1 base. (I think, don't quote me on it) Either way, it's a damn good ROM.
I've never used Ace Revolution. Nearly everything Joelz puts out gets high praise so you can try it. Some have reported losing root but that can be fixed by restoring an old backup.

Bull_Moose said:
His 2.1/3.0 hybrid has 3.0 widgets and apps whereas the ROM itself is built on a 2.1 base. (I think, don't quote me on it) Either way, it's a damn good ROM.
I've never used Ace Revolution. Nearly everything Joelz puts out gets high praise so you can try it. Some have reported losing root but that can be fixed by restoring an old backup.
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It would be faster to be on the 2.1 right? I was wondering whats faster the Nils rom or the regular stock 2.3?

[GUIDE] Noob's Guide #2: Choosing the Right ROM

So, you just rooted your super awesome Android phone, thanks to Rivera82falcon and his awesome guide? You saw my awesome guide for flashing ROMS, and wanted to try it, but didn't know where to begin? Well, you're in the right place.
Also, don't blame me if your phone explodes into a million pieces and one gets stuck in your eye. Nothing you do is my fault. Well, here we go.
STEP ONE: AOSP or Sense?
You probably know what Sense is, but you might not know what AOSP is. It stands for Android Open Source Project. Basically, you are getting a base of stock gingerbread. Now let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages.
AOSP is far faster than most Sense ROMs, and offers more customization as far as themes and kernels. Keep in mind, you can't just install AOSP and put the sense launcher on it. It won't work. With AOSP, you can get Gingerbread, Froyo, or even Ice Cream Sandwich looks for your phone.
Sense, on the other hand, is usually slower, and sometimes offers limited customization when compared to the Theme engines for AOSP. Sense can feel sluggish sometimes, but can be very fast if the ROM is well built. It is not as streamlined as AOSP. On the other hand, you get all the awesome sense apps, like weather, clock, and calendar.
Personally, I switch back and forth between Sense an AOSP. They both have their advantages and disadvantages.
STEP TWO: How Much Is Working?
Many people see an awesome looking ROM and it says ALPHA or BETA, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything to people. They flash it and wonder why their radio doesn't work, or why WiFi won't connect. ALPHA ROMs are ROMs that are in the early testing phase and may have key functions broken or missing. Don't go on a vacation with an ALPHA ROM on your phone. Never flash one if you depend on your phone for your job. A BETA ROM is a ROM that is nearing the end of testing. It may still have broken features, but the core functions such as Radio, Data, WiFi, and SMS are often working. Don't flash this ROM if you are expecting a finished product, you will be disappointed. These ROMs are usually fairly slow as well. A vX.x.x ROM (ex: v1.0.1) is released to the public but probably still has some bugs like Bluetooth, MMS, or some other random issues. This ROM still might not be the fastest, but is still easily able to function. Anybody can flash these ROMs. RLSX (ex: RLS1) ROMs are released and are nearly finished. They may have some small bugs or not be fully optimized, but they are nearly perfect. Final ROMs are complete, and you can expect no further changes, usually.
STEP THREE: What Features/Look Does It Have?
Not all Sense and AOSP ROMs are created equal. Many look very different from each other and have very different features. For example, a Sense 2.1 and Sense 3.5 ROM are very different, and CM7 is very different from PoolParty. Read the entire OP and look at any screenshots provided. Make sure you like the look, so you don't waste time flashing it if you hate the look. That said, there is nothing wrong with flashing a ROM just to try it out.
STEP FOUR: Choosing Your Favorite (My Recommendations)
Sense
-Incredible 2 HD by newtoroot
*Great Battery Life
*Nearly Bugless
*Sense 3.5/Android 2.3.5
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-Skyraider Zeus
*Sense 2.1/3.0 Mix
*Very fast for a Sense ROM
*Great battery life
Download Link
AOSP
-CyanogenMod 7
*Lots of customization
*Very fast
*Updated very often
*Android 2.3.7
***IF YOU USE THE NIGHTLIES, THERE MAY BE BUGS***
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-TSM PoolParty
*Android 2.3.7
*Lots of theming
*Very fast
Download Link
SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHER USERS
-MIUI (knipp21)
*Fast AOSP ROM
*Lots of theme options
*Very customizable
*Looks good with GO Launcher and Launcher Pro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162835
-Liquid Smooth 3.x (i'manoob)
*Also very fast
*Lots of customization
http://liquidsmoothroms.com/
I hope that this was helpful to people. The next guide will be a noob dictionary.

Very nice writeup man. Kudos.
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I can vouch for Virtuous Roms. All their work is bug free and visually appealing and user friendly.

Nice write up AC.
collinjames said:
I can vouch for Virtuous Roms. All their work is bug free and visually appealing and user friendly.
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I agree Collinjames, the new Affinity ROM is very nice, battery life is insanely good, and it's nearly bug free. My softkeys stopped lighting up so I went back to 2HD RLS1.1

What about including custom kernals AOSP and Sense?

Skyraider Zeus rom is worthy of the incredible, Incredible 2. No bugs which is the most important thing, has never crashed ever on me, that is incredibly important. I don't ever actually use sense exept for the great camera, lockscreen, and weather. But this rom is a no brainer really.
It gives you every option you could think of and has no downside.
I wish this nice little article was up when I was wasting my time trying out buggy roms.

I just feel puzzle about which rom to choose at that moment, thanks a lot for your guide.

liquid 3.x is a good aosp rom as well

Thanks for the post, I like how you broke down the advantages of each.. this has proven to be very helpful.

While i agree with you aosp choices..i think everyone should at least try miui...most customizable rom I've ever used...and looks great with go launcher or launcher pro.
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I will add an "other people's recommendations section" soon. Just because I dont necessarily agree with all of these *cough*MIUI*cough*, but I want people to get all the input they can.

Thanks for posting this. As someone who is new to rooting phones this information is very useful.
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AgalychnisCallidryas said:
I will add an "other people's recommendations section" soon. Just because I dont necessarily agree with all of these *cough*MIUI*cough*, but I want people to get all the input they can.
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Yeah, I tried MIUI for a few days. Although I like how customizable it is with all the themes available I found it too buggy. I kept getting lockups and reboots. I hoped the 11.18 release would have helped but it actually made it worse. Also, the lack of an app drawer was very hard to get used to. I'm still not sure I like that concept. I guess it's too iPhone-ish for me.

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Thanks for posting this. As someone who is new to rooting phones this information is very useful.
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Yeah, I tried MIUI for a few days. Although I like how customizable it is with all the themes available I found it too buggy. I kept getting lockups and reboots. I hoped the 11.18 release would have helped but it actually made it worse. Also, the lack of an app drawer was very hard to get used to. I'm still not sure I like that concept. I guess it's too iPhone-ish for me.
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Mine never locks up, what kernel? And use go launcher or launcher pro.
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knipp21 said:
Mine never locks up, what kernel?
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Sorry but I'm not sure. I would say what ever 11.18 has. I'm still learning all there is to know about rooting so I never paid attention to kernel versions.

valorian13 said:
Sorry but I'm not sure. I would say what ever 11.18 has. I'm still learning all there is to know about rooting so I never paid attention to kernel versions.
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I'm running MIUI 1.11.18 right now along with the aerovan .7 bfs kernel. I haven't had a single lockup. Running buttery smooth.
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I also run MIUI 1.11.18 an never had any problems I also use areoevan .07bsf kernel. This rom an skyraider are the two most stable roms I have run.

AgalychnisCallidryas said:
I will add an "other people's recommendations section" soon. Just because I dont necessarily agree with all of these *cough*MIUI*cough*, but I want people to get all the input they can.
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If you try it with a traditional launcher you will love it lol
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ok, so since I'm still learning here, when you flash a ROM does the kernel get changed too? Or is this something you have to flash in addition to the ROM?

yes it will change it to which ever kernel the rom
is supplied with. You can find the custom kernel you wish to use an then just flash it after the rom just make sure it's for aosp or sense which ever you choose to run.

RRF12 said:
yes it will change it to which ever kernel the rom
is supplied with. You can find the custom kernel you wish to use an then just flash it after the rom just make sure it's for aosp or sense which ever you choose to run.
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Thanks for the explanation. That helps.

[Q] Looking for a ROM

So I have been using Deck's ICS ROM for quite a while now. I'm finally getting tired of the random reboots all the time. So I'm looking for a new ROM to use. Looking for something preferably not Sense, but Sense is ok. Wasn't a big fan of CM7. I basically want something that works smooth and reliable. Looking for suggestions. BTW I'm on a Boost Mobile Flashed Evo if that matters at all.
Thanks Ahead of Time!

Tommytomatoe's Classic (Sense and Sense-less as it allows you to remove Sense)
Deck's ReLoaded - Sense-less
Both I have found to be stable and fast.
Doc

MazWoz Beta 6, AOSP ics
Swipers MIUIv4, just look for the thread I started
CM9 - there's two different versions JMZtaylors and Mazdariders both are good

DocEsq said:
Tommytomatoe's Classic (Sense and Sense-less as it allows you to remove Sense)
Deck's ReLoaded - Sense-less
Both I have found to be stable and fast.
Doc
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Thanks I'll check both of those out.
evol4g said:
MazWoz Beta 6, AOSP ics
Swipers MIUIv4, just look for the thread I started
CM9 - there's two different versions JMZtaylors and Mazdariders both are good
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Not a fan of MUIU lol.
Thing with the ICS Beta's is I always seem to have issues. AOKP and EVervolv both gave me some issues so I'm kinda weary of ICS at the moment. Even though that's my favorite so far.
I'll see what they will do for me though. Thanks!

You might also want to check out SOS swaged out stock roms. They are pretty reliable because they are based on ota updates but tweaked to be faster. They have one that's is sense based but no sense UI

Checkout RemICS-UX Port. I flashed it last night and it's smooth as can be

Huge fan of MikG. I finally updated to 3.11 and can't believe I waited so long to jump from whatever version I was running for at least half a year before that. It's so much faster and more stable.
I know it's a Sense rom but I use launcherpro anyway and make it look how I want. Love it love it love.

Tommytomatoe's Classic (Sense and Sense-less as it allows you to remove Sense)
Deck's ReLoaded - Sense-less
Both I have found to be stable and fast.
Doc
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So I tried Deck's Re-Loaded, its good but not my taste :silly:
Classic I couldn't figure out how to do the Sense-less but I didn't look to hard either.
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Huge fan of MikG. I finally updated to 3.11 and can't believe I waited so long to jump from whatever version I was running for at least half a year before that. It's so much faster and more stable.
I know it's a Sense rom but I use launcherpro anyway and make it look how I want. Love it love it love.
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I haven't even looked at MikG yet.
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You might also want to check out SOS swaged out stock roms. They are pretty reliable because they are based on ota updates but tweaked to be faster. They have one that's is sense based but no sense UI
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I'll check those out too. I read a bit on SOS but didn't get to much into it yet.
I flashed Energy Rom last night and it seems to run pretty good.
BTW Thanks for the replies guys. I'm new to this forum, from Phandroid, so it's nice to get some good help.