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Best Cyanogen Mod Based (non-sense) Build?

I don't much care for Sense, as do allot of users, which is I'm sure why there's an increase in CM based android builds.
I haven't tested all of these builds yet, but I'm downloading them now. I know the original ShubCRAFT works great, but hasn't been updated in a while, leading to Warrenb to re-cook it to add the new kernel with Wifi Tethering support, amongst other things.
I've been using for about a week now, the HyperDroid build, which has been amazing, though I've gotten occasional touchscreen freezes, causing reboots. But I can confirm data to work amazingly, in addition to the wifi tethering.
ShubCRAFT 1.5 (RMNET/PPP)
Warrenb's Re-Build of ShubCRAFT 1.5 version 1.2a (RMNET/PPP) - Wifi Tethering
Bansters 1.2a - Wifi tethering
HyperDroid 1.1 - Wifi Tethering
Post your experience with the various non-sense based CM builds, along with any builds I might have missed.
There is allot of general discussion on each individual build, but as each build changes so much from day to day, especially with kernel changes, it's hard to determine which is currently the best and most stable build for HD2. I personally prefer the CM builds as they have the additional settings (long press app number, and mostly the status bar tweaks with the battery/dBm indicator without having to install any additional apps or have them in the background running, taking up bar space with additional batteries).

shubCRAFT is my favorite. I've tried the others, but it feels most like stock CM6 to me and everything just works. I do wish there were other builds based on the nightly CM builds... But oh well!
Dan

For whatever reason I stick with shubcraft. Maybe its a loyalty thing but I feel like Im missing something whenever I am on a different rom. Also aslong as I dont tinker everything works out rather well I actually am starting to feel I have a real android phone and not just a port.

hazard99 said:
For whatever reason I stick with shubcraft. Maybe its a loyalty thing but I feel like Im missing something whenever I am on a different rom. Also aslong as I dont tinker everything works out rather well I actually am starting to feel I have a real android phone and not just a port.
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I agree, it feels just like my nexus one.

I just downloaded Bangsters.....
USB Mass Storage/Tethering/Hotspot!!
I'd say it has the most features to date of all the builds.
But I wonder if the USB Mass Storage is working correctly 100%?
I know in other builds it's been disabled because of data corruption....
Did they just turn it back on or was that issue resolved?

Bangsters the best looking but shubcraft has the killer battery life using Energy ROM so far.
REVISION: Hyperdroid is becoming my personal favorite!

I'm using bangsters and gotta say I'm never going back to sense.
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Shubcraft for sure.
I've tried them all, and Shubcraft is the most stable one out there (at least for me!) . Next to that, i took my phone from the charger yesterday morning and i still have 51 percent left (with SetCPU).
That is with internet, messaging, theming and email every now and then

Definitely Shubcraft, many congrats and thanks to its developers.

Htcclays SuperHD2

I like shubCRAFT but then i recently switched to Hyperdroid, and so far? I LOVE IT!

ive tried them all and for me me, its definitely hyperdroid!
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Well as far as builds go htcclays 1.2 is flawless no sod slow wake ups and everything works
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Htcclay all the way... no freezes, great battery life. Its my day to day is now.
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Haven't tried the others, but hyperdroid v1.1 was good (no crashes, and a very few problems) and now the v 1.2 is even better, high frame rate and very fluid (1845 in quadrant)

I voted shubcraft because I've been using it daily since 1.4.
I just last night tried out hyperdroid and bangsters. Both of the used the really high res look which I like. I ended up liking bangsters more because launcherpro and adw were built in. Performance seemed about equal.
Its hard to give a preference if you just try them out like I did. They need long term use for a better evaluation. I wish one build was clearly superior to make this decision easier.
Stuck with bangsters as shubcraft hasn't been updated in a while.

mccm. good loking.

Switched to JDMS since shubcraft & hyperdroid are discontinued, and it's the best I've found thus far.

Been using Bangsters 1.5 and have been happy with it, even have it down to 0-3ma during standby. He's been slow to update lately though, as he had some IRL things goin on.
I was going to try Shubcraft, but then noticed it got discontinued, and didn't notice WarrenB's version, so I'll give that a try instead.
I did have some issues when transfering a large file (+500mb) to the card while the phone was running, and the system just didn't want to work right until I deleted that file, so not sure if the usb mass storage is working 100%. Perhaps there's a file size limit for "working".

HyperDroid is the first ROM that works stable, and I can actually use for more than a few hours.
Thus my vote is for HyperDroid.

[Q] Best Android build like FroyoSense

I verry liked the FroyoSense build from Darkstone en later MCCM. But there was a conflict between MCCM and ???..
But wich Android build is almost the same as the FroyoSense build? And also verry good too use?

I'm finding Evo Carbon Remix V0.5 Features by motoman234 to be very stable and bug-free. I've only had BSOD a couple of times and I'm able to use it on a daily basis. Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839410

sooo... what's wrong with froyostone 3.2 then? I use it on a daily basis and it's rock solid, great batt life and quite fast too. the only thing I change is kernel, every time hastarin give us something new... everything works.... I don't really get it.

bronx said:
sooo... what's wrong with froyostone 3.2 then? I use it on a daily basis and it's rock solid, great batt life and quite fast too. the only thing I change is kernel, every time hastarin give us something new... everything works.... I don't really get it.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but the EVO build is the only one I've used so far that doesn't constantly freeze up on me. Granted, I haven't messed around much with changing just the kernel which may have minimized the BSOD problems. I also prefer the very polished look of this build and it's enhanced animations, ect. Just personal preference.

yeah... I was reffering really to op's post. if he liked froyostone, then why fix what's working ok?

Its been awhile since I used froyostone but it was an excellent build as darkstone is awesome. I currently use mdj froyo HD 4.4 for my daily sense build. It can seem laggy but responds well to a 422/1500 setcpu setting. Up to you but can't find a flaw about it. Good luck
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I found that cedeesmiths Desire Spot build was the logical progression from froyostone.
Everything works, no little annoying bugs. Very good battery life.
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[Q] What is the best battery life hd2 android build?

I've been using FroyoStone Sense V3.2, and I'm not quite happy with the battery life I am getting out of it (sync and everything turned off and tuned properly).
I've spent a while digging through a ton of the android builds out there right now, but I failed to figure out which build in the end would have the best battery life.
I feel like there must be a running thread somewhere that keeps a running analysis and rating of various aspects of all the different builds, but this thread as well I failed to find.
Could someone help me out

That is a old build, have you even attempted to try a new one, or at least a new kernel?

Try using SuperRAMs' or MIUIs'
They're the best when it comes to battery matters .
Believe me, I've tried all builds (literally) myself

The problem with a Android build's battery life is that it's very dependent on the winmo rom and radio it's running off of. We have so many different versions of custom roms, european, usa roms and radios, no developer can possibly test all of them. It also depends on your local cell tower conditions, when you have weak signal it tends to drain a lot more power so having the right radio is very important.
Basically, it comes down to having to try the builds for yourself. There are too many builds to try them all. You can narrow down the process by first picking out the kind of build you like. I narrow it down to these:
1. Plain froyo builds, all the nexus one based and CyanogenMod builds. These are the best chance for you to get the best battery life, they have fewer running processes and usually runs fast. HD2ONE and JDMS are both superb builds.
2. EVO builds, they're quite mature at this point. Actually I think a lot of them aren't even updated anymore, though all you have to do is really just to update the kernel since there's not a lot to be done to those builds. I've tried MDJ rEVOlution and it was very good on battery life.
3. New Sense builds, all the Desire HD/Z builds. The Desire HD especially is a great fit for the HD2, but they tend to run a little slow. I ran the desire_hd2 build for a while and it's probably the fastest, smoothest DesireHD build, but there are times when I wish I was running a cm6 build, usually when I'm installing apps.
4. Specialty biulds are somewhat unique and often experimental, such as the mdj ginger builds, darkstone's superram, they're fun to try but I think if you're looking for a daily build you probably want to stick with cm6 or EVO.
miui should probably have its own category as well, but I don't have any experience with them since I don't like the iphone look

thanks for that really useful for those of us new to android and lost in a sea of builds

gingerbread should bring some improvements to battery over the current stock of builds.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870518
This ROM is in my opinion the fastest and also the most battery friendly.
Use radio 2.15.50.14 (see my signature)
And use OzDroid (also from my signature).
Have tested alot and these give me the best experience.

so the best battery life you got was what... 1 and a half day of normal usage?

neato4u said:
so the best battery life you got was what... 1 and a half day of normal usage?
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that's right for normal at least 1 day

The most stable Android build? Less bugs, not laggy?

Hey all,
i wanted to know which build you prefer and which build the most stable one is. im searching for a version with less bugs. i want a non laggy version. can somebody help?
the ram versions are far away from being stable right?
what about the hd versions? have they much bugs?

I love to know this too. I want stable and not care much of nice animation. i think you will get different answer because i don't think anyone know what the best out there. You will have to try different one to see which one work for you best. Every single one out there will the different issue you might run into? The good thing are alot of developer actively working on these rom for FREE. That really nice of them. I really appreciate all the hard work.

The common response to this question is that it's really about personal preference at this point. There may be some small features not working in each build but I can't say that any of them have any particular major flaws unless it's a "work in progress" build like Gingerbread MyTouch4G or whatever. I recommend bookmarking this http://android.hd2roms.com/ and get a better idea of the different Roms and see which are staying updated or w/e. I like to have 2 types of Roms, a Stock-like or Cyanogen-based and a Sense-themed. Of these types, I have found the following to be particularly good for me:
- Cyanogen-based: HD2ONE (all though he is not developing any longer, this one should be solid for a long time.. my personal favorite) - JDMS (could easily replace HD2ONE for me if JDMS stays in the game and keeps new Cyanogen builds rotating in and doing the testing\tweaking for us)
- Sense-themed: MDJ Froyo HD (I'm most impressed with MDJ's commitment to keeping his roms up to date. Sense based are often bulky so I have to overclock them a tad but MDJ compensates by undervolting nicely)
- Stock-like: Darkstone SuperRam (I may be biased for Darkstone's builds but this one loads super quick) - NexusHD2 (Solid and Slick... nothing wrong with this one)
- Experimental: MDJ Gingerbread (Really looking forward to the last couple things to get ironed out on this build)
So yeah, there are 6 right there that I use. Which one I use the most is kinda hard to say. I currently bounce between HD2ONE and MDJ FroyoHD. I use Excellar boot loader and just customize my Rom names and just reboot in each and play/test them all for speed/stability/functionality at my leisure. I just load up my card like this and figure out what works for me the most:
/HD2ONE
/MDJFroyoHD
/SuperRAM
/JDMS
/NexusHD2
Bottom-Line... all of them are excellent, have fun and try each on. And don't be afraid to try something new. A lot of new guys are trying to get their stuff out there for us and need testers and feedback to help them perfect it. Sorry for being long winded, there really is no simple answer. They are all good!

For me its MDJ Revolution HD v.1.2 with hastarin 8.6 kernel
Its apsolutly fast, stable and good looking. I have tried almoust all versions and this one is definitly winner for me.

I vote for option A - Try them all and see which one you like best.

Mdeejay Sense Clean 2.3 build as posted in Mdeejay thread by Hastarin. It has Hastarin kernel 8.53b included but you can update to 8.6. It's totally stable and I haven't found anything to replace it.
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SupeRam by darkstone, top notch
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HD2ONE is the best for me. Smooth Quick & Stable for everyday use. Also installing Luncher Pro from market place makes it unbelievably smooth.

which rom do you use with hd2one? chucky or ozdroid or energy? i want to have a wm rom that is very lite and starts android automatically

mdjee jay evo sense revolution
pone- htc hd2 leo
android version- 2.2
kernel version- 2.6.32.15r7
build no- mdjee jay evo sense revolution
dis si the best

fast
superrom by darkstone is byfar the best i have used and i have tryed a lot of roms

Evil_enc said:
Hey all,
i wanted to know which build you prefer and which build the most stable one is. im searching for a version with less bugs. i want a non laggy version. can somebody help?
the ram versions are far away from being stable right?
what about the hd versions? have they much bugs?
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The Nexus build from TyTung is the most stable and there is nothing "not" working...check it out.

MCCM's builds are perfect. Everything works and they are fast without overclooking. I get 1662 on quadrant with stock CPU settings. with his builds. I'm using his Desire HD build.
Sent from my HTC HD2 Desire HD using XDA App

Also, they are rock solid stable and battery draws 5 - 7 mA in standby.
Sent from my HTC HD2 Desire HD using XDA App

ttibbetts83 said:
superrom by darkstone is byfar the best i have used and i have tryed a lot of roms
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but it doesnt work for me for calling.no sound when i call soneone.but music plsys fine.

Nexus build by TyTung, it is very smooth & stable, with very low battery consumption

i agree with the nexus one notion. my only problem is that battery when standby averages at 11 mA

Any build can be as good as you want if you know what to do. For me, I simply like sense builds. I have mdj 1.7 as main but I am currently testing moto my touch 4g and dandiest desire z.
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dan138zig said:
i agree with the nexus one notion. my only problem is that battery when standby averages at 11 mA
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There are two causes for this, one Tytung address in his post; GPS off.
The other is addressed in my post; it's a light that stays on that's supposed to be used only during call.
Check it out.

deadmansink said:
There are two causes for this, one Tytung address in his post; GPS off.
The other is addressed in my post; it's a light that stays on that's supposed to be used only during call.
Check it out.
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my gps was already off.
sorry but i can't find your post in your signature. do you mind showing it?

[Q] Best HD2 Android Gingerbread Nand Rom at date

Hi, who knows who is the best Android Gingerbread Nand Rom for HD2 at date?

jsteer said:
Hi, who knows who is the best Android Gingerbread Nand Rom for HD2 at date?
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if u searched and read reviews, I believe u ll get a good answer .. better than opining a new thread anyway GO HERE its the best in my opinion, I tried all builds over XDA.

whenever im looking at the updates or for a new rom i always check out this post and just read around who has the most updates..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929324

I was previously using a build from Xboarder which was pretty good but this has since been discontinued so im using Sergio Coredroid V1.3 now.

Hyperdroid GBX by pongster its very fast stable I have no issues with it
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I also use HyperDroid GBX V6.0 by pongster. Its super fast and very reliable. I use it for daily use and have no issues whatsoever. Definitely my favorite. UD 3.0.1 is a good alternative too.

Hello! Will someone be so kind and explain me what the difference between
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899
?
And which one will be closer to (or better) than MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.6_NAND_A2SD+CWM?

I use HyperDroid GBX V9.0. speed is very good, very stable, energy saving.

im using hyperdroid gbx v9 with v6kernel. everything i need is working perfectly. been trying it since v7. and love hyperdroid..

Both are great builds and in my opinion better than MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.6_NAND_A2SD+CWM
if you want/need CyanogenMod7 features like theme support and DSP you currently have with MDJ's build then you want to dl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
That said, if you can live without those features, then i would suggest hyperdroid GBX (the other link). Its built from AOSP source and is, in my experience much faster and more stable
stalkerrus said:
Hello! Will someone be so kind and explain me what the difference between
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899
?
And which one will be closer to (or better) than MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.6_NAND_A2SD+CWM?
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Or like hyperdroid gbx v9, gingerbread's ROM, I have been eliminated.

I LOVE MDJ CM7!!! (With My Custom TouchWiz UI)

For me it is TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 - very frequently updated.

Hyperdroid cm7 1.02 is actually the fastest for me

I like CoreDroid v1.5.
Pretty fast and stable. I use it Daily.

Most people like minimalistic, crazy, honestly pointlessly fast ROMs.
To be truthful, these phones can do so much, use them to their capability.
I really like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995272

Best Gigerbread rom
MDJ 2.6 no more updates but everything works so no need. Pongster benchmarks faster but forums are full of issues daily AND after installing you have to edit the lcd density cuz icons are too small.

stalkerrus said:
Hello! Will someone be so kind and explain me what the difference between
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899
?
And which one will be closer to (or better) than MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.6_NAND_A2SD+CWM?
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Having only recently switched from MDJs CyanogenMod7 v.2.6 NAND A2SD+CWM to Pongsters ROMs, my experiences may help.
I have tried / re-tried both of Pongsters ROMs that you quote above, and without doubt - BOTH are far better, faster & much more reliable than the old MDJ CyanogenMod7_v.2.6 ROM. This is no way a slant on MDJ - I loved his ROM's, but was fed up with the lack of support etc.
Pongster on the other hand is active, and the support here @ XDA is incredible for both of his ROM's. I guess HyperDroid-CM7-v1.0.4 is nearer to your old MDJ ROM as its also CM7, however, I favour HyperDroidGBX-v11. Its blindingly fast, very smooth & a joy to use. No crashes - very stable.
Without doubt the best I have tried. Hope this helps

Do you guys experience data drops that dont reconnect? I'm using americandroid gb sd rom but the only problem it has it's that data doesnt reconnect. Ive been thinking to switching to a nand built but just want to make sure the data problem isn't a gb problem. Thanks

hyperdroid gbx is nice, but i personally dont like the overall everything smaller deal. but should anyone know how to fix that...
yea nexushd2-gingerbread v2.5 is great, atm im using ultimatedroid and BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA gingerbread v10