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Which ROM maker do you prefer?

Feel free to tell us why you prefer him, which version do you think he made better and why.
What applications would you like to see in his next version?
What applications you'd like to see removed on his next version?
Important note: This is a thread NOT meant to diminish anyone or his skills, or the other way around. It's meant for people to compare the pros and cons on their ROMs, helping them make better ones, and helping the users decide which one they see most fit to their purposes.

Everyone is voting, but no one has yet given any reasons why to like or dislike someone's ROM.
Come on people, I bet they want feed back, and so do we!
I only used bepe's and udK's ROMs, and for a very short period. I think bepe's ROMs are great because he makes 4 different versions with different applications in them. Right now I'm using latest Vega R1 from udK and liking it, but I'm looking forward some minor bug fixing (like the italian text in the cube) in next R2.

I tried many swtos, bepe and udk ROMs...
Result for me is that udKs ROM is without erros, fast and very stable

Ok, after trying all of them i cocluded to udK's R1 because apart from the fact that it is very fast and stable, it has a different design and looks than all the other common ROMs.
I prefer to see something new except that full-light-skinny, etc!
I Would suggest cookers to have a look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390543
So i guess we need some new ideas!!!

similar poll can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388580

I've been runnig Bepe for a couple of months - it seems pretty bomb-proof, I haven't been able to find any fault.
(o2 XDA Orbit 2)
HTH
Leon

About the poll
mavvy4ever said:
similar poll can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388580
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Indeed, there is, but with particular ROM and not the latest ones. I created this one so people could express how they feel with the ROMs they've been using over the time. And especially for people to discuss what they like more and/or less in the ROMs, so it can help cookers do their job even better, and to help the new guys (like myself) understanding what they should want on the ROMs they install.
The builds, the applications, the stability of the OS, everything should be discussed here. Even though there are hundreds of other threads to do so.

athanaso77 said:
Ok, after trying all of them i cocluded to udK's R1 because apart from the fact that it is very fast and stable, it has a different design and looks than all the other common ROMs.
I prefer to see something new except that full-light-skinny, etc!
I Would suggest cookers to have a look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390543
So i guess we need some new ideas!!!
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I Agree with athanaso..some new ideas like TOM..

I prefer Infido but he's not in the choices nice, essential and fast ROM.
So i voted Bepe

I agree with new stuff and appearance, if they don't affect the overall performance of the device. It's always great to see a new face on our handheld.

batista70 said:
I prefer Infido but he's not in the choices nice, essential and fast ROM.
So i voted Bepe
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I'm sorry about that. I only made the Poll with the top 5 contributors on this board (at least the most recent ones). I also tried a ROM previous to bepe and udK's, but don't know who made it. A friend gave it to me, and it was nice. But I prefer the udK's.
On the bepe's ROM I tried, 0.67 Opera, I had an issue with the Opera installed which didn't let me Zoom In / Zoom Out more than once. It's a fixed Zoom, and sometimes I need to Zoom just a bit and I couldn't. Also tried to install the latest Opera Mobile on that ROM, but couldn't get that feature to work.
Since udK's does not provide Opera browser, when I installed the latest version, it gave me the option to Zoom at will. That was the main reason I stuck with it.
Btw, since you people test a whole lot of ROMs, can you please tell me how do you backup stuff from one to another? I tried to backup email accounts and GPRS connections once, from one ROM to the next one, but couldn't get it to work properly. Is there a tool which is compatible with any ROM?
Thanks.

Voted 4 bepe for the qualtity and the versatility of his ROM.
He has 4 lines of ROM in 5 Languages.
My vote would go to udK cuz the ROM is a lil better than bebe's...but there is only 1 version in only 1 language

yvopt said:
I agree with new stuff and appearance, if they don't affect the overall performance of the device. It's always great to see a new face on our handheld.
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Exactly!

we need a poll? The best udk's rom

UDK's rom is super fast...but I use bepe's simply because I don't like the soft new key and also when you press on the email icon on home screen it goes to messaging and not direct to email like on bepe's rom...Have I know how to change that I'd probably go with UDK's ROM

le55 said:
we need a poll? The best udk's rom
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i vote for this..

The statistics, so far, say otherwise though.
I always wondered why is bepe's ROM Sticky and no one else's is. Anyone have an answer to this?

yvopt said:
The statistics, so far, say otherwise though.
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possibly because bepe's rom was (one of) the first released
yvopt said:
I always wondered why is bepe's ROM Sticky and no one else's is. Anyone have an answer to this?
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same reason

Voted for Aserg
i've tried them all but Aserg's ROM is the fastest and also stable.

yvopt said:
I always wondered why is bepe's ROM Sticky and no one else's is. Anyone have an answer to this?
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Cause bepe has longer history in this forum. He is a well known cooker (from previous devices also) and all XDA community respect that.

[REQ] Info >>>> best rom?

atm im having problems since i hsdp or w/e its called my hd2...
im using...
o.s 5.2.21864
manila 2.5.19202525
rom 1.43.110.2 wwe
radio 2.06.50.04
and i want to change to somethin with more relibility?

What i understand you have stock ROM on youre device. Try the "new" 1.48 ROM. You can find it on HTC.com.
If you feel a little more exprimental you could try one of the cooked ROMs. Cant tell you witch one, its a matter of taste (and recommending ROMs isnt so popular. I think you understand why).

cellgm said:
atm im having problems since i hsdp or w/e its called my hd2...
im using...
o.s 5.2.21864
manila 2.5.19202525
rom 1.43.110.2 wwe
radio 2.06.50.04
and i want to change to somethin with more relibility?
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As life says: The best ROM will always be the one you have at the moment you ask. Because you have this and no other.
Trying others will let you have an experience, and you will finally come up with a decision of your own, simply according to your own taste and needs.

tictac0566 said:
As life says: The best ROM will always be the one you have at the moment you ask. Because you have this and no other.
Trying others will let you have an experience, and you will finally come up with a decision of your own, simply according to your own taste and needs.
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ohhh so i have standard rom ? i did flash it, but i think thats just so it makes it so im allowed to install roms ?
ive just used trixy one ? or sumthing, really really fast :O

Yeah, it seems you are on a standard ROM.
Check the stickies in this forum about how to flash.
Then check the ROM threads of all chefs - you will find descriptions and pictures of what they made.
And, btw, all of those ROMs are fast, really fast, mainly because HD2 is such a fast machine.
There will be one main difference though: More experimental ROMs using beta builds of WinMo and Manila, and others. Reading the threads will tell you about all the issues, pros and cons.
If you want something close to what you are used, look for WinMo 21xxx builds.

tictac0566 said:
Yeah, it seems you are on a standard ROM.
Check the stickies in this forum about how to flash.
Then check the ROM threads of all chefs - you will find descriptions and pictures of what they made.
And, btw, all of those ROMs are fast, really fast, mainly because HD2 is such a fast machine.
There will be one main difference though: More experimental ROMs using beta builds of WinMo and Manila, and others. Reading the threads will tell you about all the issues, pros and cons.
If you want something close to what you are used, look for WinMo 21xxx builds.
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im good with this one i flashed, super fast!
only problem is , my contacts are gone .. and i hate it cause u have to indivualy assign contacts with facebook accounts....
also i synced it with myphone. etc hoping to xfer them back on ? but they didnt ???

cellgm said:
im good with this one i flashed, super fast!
only problem is , my contacts are gone .. and i hate it cause u have to indivualy assign contacts with facebook accounts....
also i synced it with myphone. etc hoping to xfer them back on ? but they didnt ???
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To make a backup of your contacts, messages, mails etc., I would recommend using PPC PIM Backup (search with google, easy to find), it´s free and does a bit more than synching with MyPhone.
Plus, there is software you can buy which goes even further, such as Sbp Backup.
Up to you to choose - as a frequent flasher, I do like both solutions, to some extent, for ROM testing, the paid solution might be more helpful sometimes.

Which is the best Leo Rom?

seriously guys, i sold my HTC Hero for HD2. i would really like to know which is the best rom for Leo for time being. one more thing, is there a phone manager or some reliable software that i can sync google contacts straight to my Leo besides using outlook? all informations are appreciate and if this is a duplicate thread, please forgive me. its been long time since i moved to android.

It's all down to choice, some like the Stock ROMs. Others, like me, prefer cooked ROMs are they take out the crap that a stock ROM comes with. Personally I'm using a ROM called CleanEx which is stripped of pretty much all the 'crapware' on the phone so you can install only what you want. It's an early ROM but stable and leaves a lot of space to install your own apps. See my sig for a link to it.

EddyOS said:
It's all down to choice, some like the Stock ROMs. Others, like me, prefer cooked ROMs are they take out the crap that a stock ROM comes with. Personally I'm using a ROM called CleanEx which is stripped of pretty much all the 'crapware' on the phone so you can install only what you want. It's an early ROM but stable and leaves a lot of space to install your own apps. See my sig for a link to it.
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dude, i would like to download the cleanEX but do u got other mirror for it?? its damm slow..

There's 3 on there, MU, Rapidshare and Sendspace...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IBSEK89J
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3eaigf
http://rapidshare.com/files/358468461/CleanEX_1.03.zip
If you want another one I'll see what I can do

limkoksoon said:
.... i would really like to know which is the best rom :
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A lady from O2 told me, that 1.66 has more problems than 1.48.
I have 1.48 and (except of thr program Spb TV) I have no problems.
eshd

eshd said:
A lady from O2 told me, that 1.66 has more problems than 1.48.
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The "lady from O2" obviously doesn't know what she's talking about. 1.66 was almost infinitely better than 1.48 in both stability and speed.
I'm using Dutty's HG v0.8 and could not recommend it more. It's fast, solid, and has a lot of tiny things done to it, like segregating the start menu into folders, and some nice new icons on some things. It also comes with the document tab and eReader tab.
Dutty FTW!
As for Google contacts, I only know of using Outlook to sync them, but I don't use my gmail much anyway, so can't really advise you on that.

true 1.66 much more stable than 1,48.. I think it's even more stable than 2.10
yeah.. I love dutty 0.8.. Tried dutty 1 but I think 0.8 is more stable

only reason I changed from HG v1.0 was that SMS Sent notification - Miri's WinMo 6.5 ROM was also awesome but CleanEx I'm on now is really good. Literally no crap on it at all and stable as anything too so far...few issues with aesthetics but they can be addressed

You can easily sync your contacts, mail and calendar from gmail with Activesync. I use it, and it works perfect.
Look at the following link for more info.:http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299

Standard htc rom?

Hi new here. Just got an htc hd2 locked to tmobile. I have done the hardspl ok but now I want to get rid of all the tmobile branding.
I am not sure about the custom roms as want it to look like it does now. What rom do I need to make it look like a standard unbranded hd2 as if it was a sim free model?
Had a good look but just dont know which one to get.
Cheers
Simon.

There is a stickied thread at the begining of the HD2 rom development page, where all the official roms are stored. Although i would personally go for a cooked rom with the speed increase and bug fixes, there are some that dont look any different than a stock rom.

ricey1986 said:
There is a stickied thread at the begining of the HD2 rom development page, where all the official roms are stored. Although i would personally go for a cooked rom with the speed increase and bug fixes, there are some that dont look any different than a stock rom.
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Can you suggest a cooked rom that looks same cosmetically?

waj1234 said:
Can you suggest a cooked rom that looks same cosmetically?
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remember you'll have to get the phone's SIM lock off as well as a ROM flash won't get rid of this. you can either get th code off T-Mobile or use one of the pay for service found on the web

EddyOS said:
remember you'll have to get the phone's SIM lock off as well as a ROM flash won't get rid of this. you can either get th code off T-Mobile or use one of the pay for service found on the web
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Yeah code just been emailed not 5 mins since so unlocked now. Its just the wife wants rid of the tmobile stuff. A cooked rom that looks like stock is what she is after especially if they have less bugs and faster etc. It would be good to have a larger keypad too as its a tad small.

I'd say get the one I'm running (CleanEx - see my sig) pretty much stock but with all the crap removed - very good, fast ROM
remember to flash the radio in my sig first, though

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I'd say get the one I'm running (CleanEx - see my sig) pretty much stock but with all the crap removed - very good, fast ROM
remember to flash the radio in my sig first, though
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What do you mean by crap?

"crap" - Programs that no one wants or uses like co-pilot, any programs that are missing you can find most in cab format to reinstall on this forum.
Ricey

^ exactly what he said!

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^ exactly what he said!
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Thats cool. I have tomtom to go on it which works anyhow but only has 4 digit postcode? Trying to find great britain postcode files that are 7 digit but to no avail as yet!

She dont like the way it looks, says it too sparse. Can you recomend another? Says things like weather pics etc have gone.

If you want as good as it gets then I'd take a look at Miri's WM 6.5 ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=607437
Or Dutty's HG ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=610634
Ran both myself for a while and both are very good, cutting edge ROMs without all the rubbish that you'll never use

Thanks mate I will check them out. I have Artemis on at the moment which looks nice.

"OEM" ROM for Tmous

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody would be willing to build a custom ROM that is identical to the stock Tmous ROM but without the bloatware.
This would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

I Believe the Kumar Classic version has exactly what you're asking for. He's making a LITE version which supposedly will be stripped of completely anything unnecessary.

Phenomenon said:
I Believe the Kumar Classic version has exactly what you're asking for. He's making a LITE version which supposedly will be stripped of completely anything unnecessary.
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I hope his Lite version is going to be what I am looking for. I love Kumar's ROM but I would rather have the stock on-screen buttons.

How stripped do you want it?

I'm going to give this one last bump,
I am willing to cook, just curious what you are looking for.

Nibbley15 said:
I'm going to give this one last bump,
I am willing to cook, just curious what you are looking for.
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What programs would you recommend for Security Admin. ie: Anti-Hacking tools, hacking tools or, ways hack a hacker? LOL its strange request but it takes a knowledge of a skilled hacker to become a professional one.
Thanks

I'm running Kumars 1.9 Lite WWE rom right now and it has everything that you would expect a lite version to have. The main screen is the same but doesn't have the transformers icon. It does run Arkswitch which is probably the only thing really different about it. Its also missing swype but you can get that installed by installing the Kumar Swype. I also installed cookie tabs v1.7 so it looks really nice. Then just put cleanram on there and set it to do a lvl 2 wipe every 3 hours and ur pretty good to go. I'm starting to get used to this phone now; coming from an iPhone it is a big transition. I don't like the HTC Messaging so I disabled it and am running straight from the stock messaging. It doesn't have as much eye candy but when you use swype it goes a lot faster.

CHANC said:
What programs would you recommend for Security Admin. ie: Anti-Hacking tools, hacking tools or, ways hack a hacker? LOL its strange request but it takes a knowledge of a skilled hacker to become a professional one.
Thanks
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LOL, A Hacker according to Meriam Webster is: An expert at programming and problem solving problems with a computer; or A person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system.
I know enough to know I can always learn more. Best advice I can give you is to keep learning....
I use Envirus kitchen with Bepe tools provided by RSTOYGUY.

I would also be interested in a slimmed down rom like this (currently using Kumar's - but I like having the stock on-screen buttons)
just dont want any of the bloatware
additional Programs I would like
Wi-Fi Router
Registry Editor
if you having any other questions about this feel free to ask.
Thank you VERY much,
merkman90

I am curious what you mean by "bloatware"?
There are lots of good ROM's out there, so if you get specific on what you want removed and added I can post a sample.
BTW: Cookie's hometabs are awesome compared to the original, and you can go to a 3X3, 4X4, or 5X5 (3X3 is close to stock)
Thanks

Sorry. I didn't realize people were replying to this thread.
I have decided to stick with Kumar's ROM. It is bare enough.
Thanks for the replies, however.
A side question: I am having trouble with my Youtube. I can preview the videos while connected to Wifi but I cannot actually watch the videos. I can only watch videos when using edge after disconnecting wifi (I am on att). Please let me know if you have a solution to this.
Thanks.

Nibbley15 said:
I am curious what you mean by "bloatware"?
There are lots of good ROM's out there, so if you get specific on what you want removed and added I can post a sample.
BTW: Cookie's hometabs are awesome compared to the original, and you can go to a 3X3, 4X4, or 5X5 (3X3 is close to stock)
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I mean like all the trial crap
I also dont want arkswitch
If Im correct all of kumars has that right??

merkman90 said:
I mean like all the trial crap
I also dont want arkswitch
If Im correct all of kumars has that right??
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That's an easy build; I don't use arkswitch in my builds. Any other items you want cooked in? (And from the build logs yes kumar uses arcswitch)

thegraydorian said:
Sorry. I didn't realize people were replying to this thread.
I have decided to stick with Kumar's ROM. It is bare enough.
Thanks for the replies, however.
A side question: I am having trouble with my Youtube. I can preview the videos while connected to Wifi but I cannot actually watch the videos. I can only watch videos when using edge after disconnecting wifi (I am on att). Please let me know if you have a solution to this.
Thanks.
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I am on a custom ROM, "me" edition (compliments of RSTOYGUY) and having zero issues using youtube via WIFI; hopefully someone here has been down that road and lead you in the right direction.

Nibbley15 said:
That's an easy build; I don't use arkswitch in my builds. Any other items you want cooked in? (And from the build logs yes kumar uses arcswitch)
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WIFI router
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5
and Im pretty sre I have cabs for everything else I need
(are your builds 23563?)

merkman90 said:
WIFI router
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5
and Im pretty sre I have cabs for everything else I need
(are your builds 23563?)
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I can build either 21901, 21903, 23116, or 23566