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I am looking for a rom and kernel that will be close to stock or sense and allow me to overclock, but not make me lose 4G or HDMI. If you have suggestions please let me know.
FYI, I rooted with unrevoked and I tried the recent OTA update but it keeps failing to install. I wanted the new version of Swype and the Blockbuster app. Any ideas there too?
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Sprint Lover's is quite stock. For overclocking, use one of Netarchy's 4.3.1 kernels (some or all of the 4.3.2 betas have problems turning 4G off for me).
tjs721 said:
I am looking for a rom and kernel that will be close to stock or sense and allow me to overclock, but not make me lose 4G or HDMI. If you have suggestions please let me know.
FYI, I rooted with unrevoked and I tried the recent OTA update but it keeps failing to install. I wanted the new version of Swype and the Blockbuster app. Any ideas there too?
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I use joykrim newest update with what you want just no overclock.
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Are you looking for something similar to stock to avoid going through a learning curve? If so, Myn's RLS5 isn't too bad. It's a great ROM and doesn't put you through a big learning curve.
As for kernels, do you have a 0004 Evo? To check, go to Menu -> Settings -> About phone -> Hardware information. I use one of Netarchy's 4.3 CFS kernels with more HAVS and SBC.
I'm pretty pleased with what my phone is currently running. It's info is in my sig. If you decide to try it out and need some help feel free to shoot me a PM.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, don't use a HAVS kernel if you're looking to overclock.
Thanks
I appreciate the input. I flashed Sprint Lovers and Netarchy 4.3.1 kernel. All seems well so far. The reason I want to stay stock is because I keep hearing horror stories about radio, Wi-Max, Bluetooth, and other issues with some roms.
I have a 0002 EVO. Is there a difference in what you should install.
First off, you should never run an OTA update unless you plan on rerunning the root process again. Most current ROMs you flash will already have all the OTA fixes in it.
HW versions of the phone only affect the rooting process. If you're using unrevoked to root they you don't really need to worry about your HW version. Flashing ROMs and Kernels is the same process for all HW versions.
I have tried a handfull of ROMs and Kernels out there. The only one that has a drastically different feel in MIUI. All others are pretty much alike and shouldn't be that hard to figure out. In order to have 4G and HDMI working you will need to run a Sense based ROM. I am running the EVO Nonsense 4.3.1 ROM with a Netarchy 4.3.2 Kernel and this has been a very solid/stable combo for me.
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HW Version 003 here
Had my phone unplugged all day (well, 17 hours worth and still had about 75% battery left).
This is what I'm running right now.
Rom:
RUU Supersonic 3.70.651.1 deoxed (completely stock + rooted)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
Kernel:
SBC-net-4.2.2-more-havs-cfs-v7.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876590
PRI:
1.90_003
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
NV:
EVO_NV_1.77_003 (was having that "android system Up vs. Awake time" problem so i downgraded the NV in hopes that it would help, and it did astoundingly)
PRL:60675 (which may or may not have to do with the amazing battery life ive been getting recently, I don't know to be honest)
Hope this helps. Ive somehow managed to get a better battery life on this than I had with Myn's or Fresh's, so I figured I'd spread on my little secret.
P.S. The RUU rom has swype and blockbuster in it too, otherwise good hunting.
I was considering cm7. Is it true that 4g has been fixed? Does anyone know if hdmi works on cm7?
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Currently using setup in my sig. Mikfroyo and myns are the 2 big sense roms.
I found overclocking to have little benefit in performance and using setcpu w/overclocking seemed to give me stock like battery life.
For me battery life is greater than overclocking. Going all day with steady usage and still having 50% or more battery life is soo nice
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The 4G has been fixed. Working in nightly 6+. Also, it may be working, but you can test it for yourself.
so ive been thinking about rooting my phone. im gettign tired of seeing the "low disk space" icons and sometimes the lag is just annoying...
i just dont know what rom im looking for.
ive been looking at cyanogen and thinking about going with that but ive been reading theres problems with the wifi and other minor stuff. so i was hoping you guys could help me out.
im looking for a ROM thats fast, stable, and still syncs up with google cal and contacts and gmail and gtasks and etc. but i also want it to be reliable in terms of other things such as the alarm clock, bluetooth, wifi, gps and whatnot. i also want it to be compatible with google voice... also, i would like longer battery life while keeping adequate performance up. so many underclock while my screen is off and overclock while its on? (if there is such an option)
also, another question i had was if i flashed a vanilla ROM on, would i lose all my sense widgets? and if i do, is it hard to find good looking widgets without paying any money?
thanks.
You can backup your previous roms so if you don't like one you flashed you can go back. And Widgets are usually hard to find. I'd suggest cm6.1 or virtuous for a rom and either an invisiblek or Chad kernel that will give you great performance and good battery life. I hope that helps
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so ive been thinking about rooting my phone. im gettign tired of seeing the "low disk space" icons and sometimes the lag is just annoying...
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also, another question i had was if i flashed a vanilla ROM on, would i lose all my sense widgets? and if i do, is it hard to find good looking widgets without paying any money?
thanks.
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Yes, and no. You will lose all sense widgets, but you can find good free versions. I would start with Fancy Widget for clock.
My Rom Recommendation:
I am running CM 6.1 with B-SCM Splash of Red theme
and Ziggy471's latest kernel. But, a word of warning:
NEVER overclock past 1.19GHz on the Ziggy kernels. Most support going up to 1228000, but I've NEVER seen this work. No harm will be done usually (a brief stall followed by a reboot), but if you set this and then check Set On Boot, THEN you're in trouble.
Also always nandroid before flashing. Backups are your best friend.
alanthemanofchicago said:
Yes, and no. You will lose all sense widgets, but you can find good free versions. I would start with Fancy Widget for clock.
My Rom Recommendation:
I am running CM 6.1 with B-SCM Splash of Red theme
and Ziggy471's latest kernel. But, a word of warning:
NEVER overclock past 1.19GHz on the Ziggy kernels. Most support going up to 1228000, but I've NEVER seen this work. No harm will be done usually (a brief stall followed by a reboot), but if you set this and then check Set On Boot, THEN you're in trouble.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Also always nandroid before flashing. Backups are your best friend.
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O yeah. Also, a pointer about installing kernels and themes
0 Nandroid
1 Wipe Data / Factory Reset
2 Install ROM
3 Reboot, complete setup
4 Reboot to recovery, install kernel
5 Reboot, verify touch, WiFi
6 Reboot to Recovery, install theme (and Droid2 Keyboard, Bootanimations, etc.)
7 DONE! Exhale deeply.
does radio=kernel?
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does radio=kernel?
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no, the radio is something you can change to improve your signal and battery life. you need to have S-OFF (ie unrevoked forever) to do this through HBOOT. I wouldn't recommended it if you're not advanced because this is one of the few ways you could brick your phone. If you do decide to change it, make sure you do your research and don't rush it.
Although I'm using a source CM rom, source never really works 100% for our phones. Sense roms are the most compatible and best way to go for compatibility reasons. Try out "Uber Z" or the virtuous ROMs.
Here are some TIPS!
zithro said:
so ive been thinking about rooting my phone. im gettign tired of seeing the "low disk space" icons and sometimes the lag is just annoying...
i just dont know what rom im looking for.
ive been looking at cyanogen and thinking about going with that but ive been reading theres problems with the wifi and other minor stuff. so i was hoping you guys could help me out.
im looking for a ROM thats fast, stable, and still syncs up with google cal and contacts and gmail and gtasks and etc. but i also want it to be reliable in terms of other things such as the alarm clock, bluetooth, wifi, gps and whatnot. i also want it to be compatible with google voice... also, i would like longer battery life while keeping adequate performance up. so many underclock while my screen is off and overclock while its on? (if there is such an option)
also, another question i had was if i flashed a vanilla ROM on, would i lose all my sense widgets? and if i do, is it hard to find good looking widgets without paying any money?
thanks.
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The best ASOP roms that i have tried are Cyanogenmod 6.1 and Skyraider Athena 1.2. These roms are both available in the ROM manager app. Both of the roms are very fast with almost no bugs, Although they will not give you the best battery life. With that being said you can still change the kernel as long it is an ASOP kernel.
As far as sense roms i like Virtuous rom and almost any Desire Z rom. The rom i am using ATM is Uber Z. This is a very nice and stable rom.
If you want something that looks totaly different than android i would go with MIUI. This is a great rom with great battery life. keep in mind it is sort of based off of apple's IOS.
I know this is an opinion based question, but based on experience with these ROMs, is one superior to the other in battery life and customization? I am debating on which to flash next as I am currently on Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo. How do they compare with Myn's? thanks in advance!
I've flashed both not sure if I can help though I like both of them but one thing with mikfroyo is that it looks stock now but there is some mods for it on their site I like cm7 I'm using it now still trying to get the bugs worked out thats the only problem I have with it is the GPS problems and some other small things but I don't mind it keeps me busy and I love flashing so if your looking for something thats going to work right from the door go with mik if you don't mind messing with the ROM and tweaking some things cm7 is pretty fast and its GB......
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cm7 for sure. try it for liek a week you'll never want anything else again. just need ssome getting used to.
I've tried CM7 once before and experienced significantly slower internet and wifi speeds. When I would connect to facebook it would take close to 2 minutes to refresh the app. Also the internet took longer to load webpages so I decided to flash back to Myn's.
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cm7 for sure. try it for liek a week you'll never want anything else again. just need ssome getting used to.
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Are you on cm7 now ? I'm having a problem with my messaging not sending any idea I can't figure it out I tried wiping cache ,dalvik cache, fix permissions and still having problems any help would be awesome PPL think I'm not texting back its driving me crazy I can't figure it out.
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Are you on cm7 now ? I'm having a problem with my messaging not sending any idea I can't figure it out I tried wiping cache ,dalvik cache, fix permissions and still having problems any help would be awesome PPL think I'm not texting back its driving me crazy I can't figure it out.
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I'm no longer on CM7, but I'm sure if you posted a new thread your question will be answered within the hour.
itsWLM said:
I've tried CM7 once before and experienced significantly slower internet and wifi speeds. When I would connect to facebook it would take close to 2 minutes to refresh the app. Also the internet took longer to load webpages so I decided to flash back to Myn's.
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My internet is working great every thing is ,just keep getting messages not sent any idea ,maybe flash back to a sense rom and update profile and prl ?
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linsalata28 said:
Are you on cm7 now ? I'm having a problem with my messaging not sending any idea I can't figure it out I tried wiping cache ,dalvik cache, fix permissions and still having problems any help would be awesome PPL think I'm not texting back its driving me crazy I can't figure it out.
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Post your question in the cyanogenmod thread and it will get answered.
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Based on my experiences, the best rom i used for battery life was Myn's twopointtwo, second was Mikfroyo, and third is CM7.
I use vealpak as my daily ROM with nat's 4.3.4 cfs havs more sbc kernel and that ROM works perfect for me great battery great everything if you haven't tried that one you should give it a go you'll definitely be happy with it I think... Lol
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CM7...I can get 19hrs at 55% left on stock battery. Great fast rom, stable, everything working. I recommend it with the Tiamat kernel.
Imo, mikfroyo is the best ROM for sense, esp now with all the customizations they have with such way access. it's always been faster fire me than any other sense rom, has everything working and gets good battery life.
That said, sense is worthless. Cm7 is where it's at. faster, better battery, theme engine, less crap running in the background.
It took me a but of back and forth to figure it out, but now I only go back for epst.
To the person with message problems, back up, flash a sense ROM, sends some texts/mms to some people you want to, then write and restore cm7.
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teh roxxorz said:
CM7...I can get 19hrs at 55% left on stock battery. Great fast rom, stable, everything working. I recommend it with the Tiamat kernel.
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I once got 3 days 8 hours on my unrooted phone. That was with minimal use until I finally gave in and decided to kill the battery by facebooking and internet use.
Yesterday w/ Tiamat on CM7, I was at 58% with 1 day, 5 hrs. I could get more I never touched it, but what's the point then?
well i'm the outcast at school and I let the phone go unbothered awaiting a text from someone, anyone. that text never came... true story. :/
I just installed MikFroyo after being on CM7 for a few months. Oddly enough, even though it's a Sense rom, it seems a bit faster. Haven't been on it long enough to see the difference in battery life, so far it looks similar to CM7. I miss my Gingerbread dialer and music app, but I can live without them easier than I can live without the Sense camera. Plus the speed, and not having to mess around trying to make vvm work right, and I'm fairly happy so far.
I'm not picky here, I just want a stable ROM with 4G and the main stuff working. I just ask that for something with good battery life. I'm currently using Baked Snacks 1.9 and it drains crazy fast.
On a side note, hopefully the installation is easy. Are all the new ROM's requiring you to wipe the SD card, format, etc? What happened to just installing the zip?
I recommend CM7. Use the 7.0.1 stable version.
See my post here for flashing > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13822297&postcount=2
teh roxxorz said:
I recommend CM7. Use the 7.0.1 stable version.
See my post here for flashing > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13822297&postcount=2
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My only issue with CM7 is the voicemail not working. I know you can use Google Voice, but i've seen a lot of people not liking that either. Any idea about that?
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My only issue with CM7 is the voicemail not working. I know you can use Google Voice, but i've seen a lot of people not liking that either. Any idea about that?
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The voice mail does work:
-on a sense rom, verify the app works
-backup the app and data with titanium backup
-flash back to CM7
-restore app and data with titanium backup
I use google voice, but I personally like that.
I'll give it a try then! Any ideas on kernel? Stick with stock or is there a recommended one for battery life?
Myns warm 2.2 rls 5 has it all and its stable. CM7 has given some problems. They can be worked out but be prepared.
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Iczer said:
I'll give it a try then! Any ideas on kernel? Stick with stock or is there a recommended one for battery life?
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For CM7, Timatt kernel...3.3.7 or 4.02 are the best. DO NOT USE 4.0.0, as it broke cameras left and right.
What's this google apps addon? Where do I get that?
I like
both of Virus ROMS.. the GengerSense and Revolution .. i have had good luck with both
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What's this google apps addon? Where do I get that?
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There > http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/
And its the google apps, like market, ect that you need.
Destroyer v2 rom or end of days
it's awsome with transitions battery life suks but wwith a custom kernel it's badass
and if u want great battery life flash a kernel for a aosp rom try tiamat's 4.0.2 sbc or savaged zen
for a sense based rom try netarchy oh and dude if u like ur rom but hate battery life u can just flash a kernel
It could be something other than the rom. Have you tried calibrating your battery? If you're in a crappy coverage area, flashing a new rom won't help (much). Also be sure to turn off your radios when not in use - 3g/4g, wifi, gps, bluetooth, etc. When I can, I use wifi. It saves a ton of battery over 3g/4g and it's always faster... at least for me.
But I'd still flash a new rom, just for fun
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try the original destoryer rom( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988684&highlight=destroyer ) along with tiamats 3.3.8 or tiamats 3.3.8 with sbc depending if you like sbc or not ( http://www.tiamat-aosp.com/downloads.php/ ). i get about 14-20 hours of moderate to heavy use.
do cm7 for sure.
both of the destroyers are based on cm7, and both are sadly out of date. end of days is the newer version of destroyer, and is more in date, but still flash cm7 nightly.
i would wait until the next nightly comes out. that'll have fixed mms. or just flash stable 7.0.3.1.
either way tiamat 4.0.2 is the bomb.
agreed... cm7 nightlies with tiamat 4.0.2 is killer
flashing decks gingerbread as we speak...
Check out Koni's Elite series 3...... everything works and it is the fastest sense room available....... it is flawless and does not get enough credit.....everyone should check this out......i have tried all of them and this is by far the best.....imho
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I use MikFroYo v4.6 it runs and feels like stock. I have never found a problem with his roms.
AOSP: SalvageMod, Deck's Gingerbread, CyanogenMod
Sense: Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo, MikFroyo, AvaFroyo, Azrael, Fresh
End of Days ! (click on my siggy and get EOD v1)
it is based on recent cm7 (everything works)
and...
ive found a way to tweak the colors and make it look super smooth!!
but.....
for battery life you can get that with ANY rom. just need to do a little more homework on whats going on with your phones curent congifuration.
Virusrom Gingersense is awesome. Lockscreen and tabs in notification and sweet ass sweet. Long as you use stock kernal everything works. Oh and Virus gives props to the Cyanogen guys for the elements in his rom. Bunch of pretty stuff. Battery life is phenomenal also. Lost 3% idle overnight. I'm happy happy.
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Hi gents...
Long-time lurker here, but I wanna take the step and root my Evo. The new update is cool, but I wanna see what else is out there. I want either a stock Gingerbread build or GB/Sense 3.0 build. Can anyone recommend specific ROMs for either of these? Which is better?
Also, will my SMS messages transfer over?
Dioscorus said:
Hi gents...
Long-time lurker here, but I wanna take the step and root my Evo. The new update is cool, but I wanna see what else is out there. I want either a stock Gingerbread build or GB/Sense 3.0 build. Can anyone recommend specific ROMs for either of these? Which is better?
Also, will my SMS messages transfer over?
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Its best to back up your SMS, I use go SMS to back em up every night.
Nice and easy.
As far as the rest, look around and see what you're interested in.
Also, if you have the newest bootloader via the newest update everyday you cannot root yet
Dioscorus said:
Hi gents...
Long-time lurker here, but I wanna take the step and root my Evo. The new update is cool, but I wanna see what else is out there. I want either a stock Gingerbread build or GB/Sense 3.0 build. Can anyone recommend specific ROMs for either of these? Which is better?
Also, will my SMS messages transfer over?
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If took the OTA prior to rooting and setting s-off with urevoked forever, you might not be able to root at this time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109322
Urgent-Please Read.
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i haven't gotten the update and don't plan to, but anywho when you are able to root and flash again, give mik's rom mik g v1.0/v1.1 a try its android 2.3 and has sense 2.1 with a few 3.0 features like the ring on the lockscreen and is really stable and fast. i run it and love it and have been using his mik z and mik g roms on and off for the last few months
Dioscorus said:
Hi gents...
Long-time lurker here, but I wanna take the step and root my Evo. The new update is cool, but I wanna see what else is out there. I want either a stock Gingerbread build or GB/Sense 3.0 build. Can anyone recommend specific ROMs for either of these? Which is better?
Also, will my SMS messages transfer over?
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take a look in the dev section grab a few roms and test see what works best for your phone
I just flashed deck's latest gingerbread this morning and it seems to be working fine, I had been using his rc 10 for over a month and liked it too. I don't change roms often, and I miss a couple of the sense widgets but deck's is stable and fast. You may like it, I do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078558
My GPS wasn't working correctly with rc 9 but I hadn't tried it until recently to find out. Flashing the new 1.2v fixed the GPS problem right up. I have not found any other issues but I only flashed it a few hours ago, everything seems to be working great. I had no issues with SMS, it worked fine.
There is plenty of information about rooting in the development section.
As far as ROMS go I use Deck Aosp 2.3 as my daily driver. Its very fast and stable.
I am playing with Mik Rom with the sense 3.0 and I really like it.
For a fail safe you can run any 2.2 Rom from Myn or Mik.
The beauty of being rooted is there there are so many great devs on here that make great Roms. Play around you will find what you like.
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