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Today's to do list:
differences between Samsung roms (jh, jm)
Stuff I'm working on long term:
making this thing entertaining!
all around polish and beautification
If you want to give me things to put in here, either hashtag #CappyBible or mention me on twitter: @androidrocks135. PMs on xda work too, but I'm not going to check those very much.
Hey guys, I'm making a Captivate Bible that lists all of the ROMs, kernels, and other what not so that you can look at the important stuff without having to go through and pick the things that you want to read. I will try my best to keep this constantly updated, but I AM HUMAN so there will undoubtedly be lapses. Please, kernel folks, ROM makers, everyone, let me know on twitter when you post a new thread that you think should go in the bible. My twitter is http://www.twitter.com/androidrocks135. I'll be editing this thing to make it entertaining like the one in the G1 forum, but to start off it'll be kind of plain.
To start this off, I'll go with kernels.
KERNELS
i9000 Reoriented: http://tiny.cc/75s2i
Unhelpful Kernel: http://tiny.cc/z16p5
Voodoo Lagfix Kernel: http://tiny.cc/da6cr
ROMS
AOSP FroYo Beta Molecule http://tiny.cc/f7p1f
VanillaCaptivate (AOSP 2.1): http://tiny.cc/fu3qc (still in alpha)
COGNITION v2.2 BETA (previously SRE by Designgears): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
Frankin-Twiz: http://tiny.cc/4vc56
Captivate-Deodexed-JH7 stock: http://tiny.cc/87wiw
Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid R3 http://tiny.cc/43v8p
Shep211's JPK\JI6 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803569
Stock ROM (Odin one click): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
HACKS AND SUCH
GPS Fix (works for me!): http://tiny.cc/uhg15
FightSpits Evo BlackBar and Battery gauge: http://tiny.cc/v30gf
LCD Density hack for high-res look: http://tiny.cc/dm66w
HOW-TO
Enable Non-Market apps on Captivate: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376
Galaxy S I9000 ROMs on Captivate: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734871
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
USB Drivers for Windows:
64 bit: http://tiny.cc/80pq0
32 bit: http://tiny.cc/eakc6
One click root and unroot: http://tiny.cc/5ojv6
Button combinations for the blessed: http://tiny.cc/q4phx
Clockworkmod Recovery by Koush: http://tiny.cc/b9r9o
Samsung ROMs-There are a few of these floating around. The JM series doesn't work correctly with our Captivates unless you load a new kernel. The reason being is the three buttons on the front of the i9000 vs the four on the Captivate. The JF series of firmware will work correctly (other than obvious glitches). JF7 is supposed to be released via OTA this Friday. If you're rooted, unless you are experienced with Odin, I wouldn't try it. Also, if you're running a lagfix, be sure to remove it before applying the update.
That's all for now, let me know if I missed something, if you want me to put your hack, ROM or kernel up in the bible, preferably through Twitter, but posting in this thread will work too. I'll be adding a lot more, so keep checking back.

i was just thinking today how we needed this!! It is just starting to get to the point of being too much to follow....if i were just coming into the scene now, i would not have a clue where to start and this definitely helps! Thanks man

buddy17 said:
i was just thinking today how we needed this!! It is just starting to get to the point of being too much to follow....if i were just coming into the scene now, i would not have a clue where to start and this definitely helps! Thanks man
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I know, I just had to take matters into my own hands, hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this... I'll do my best! Make sure to keep checking back, I'll be adding lots of stuff over the next few days.

Add Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid R3 for the ROM section, and I would actually remove the AOSP as it really isnt a complete and fully working ROM.

Well I just want to get a solid base down before I go and do some tinkering, but thanks for feedback.
From mah fonez

blackjackboy said:
Well I just want to get a solid base down before I go and do some tinkering, but thanks for feedback.
From mah fonez
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No problem.

I'd just like to see a listing of the stock Samsung ROMs, like JM6, JH7 whatever they are. I get confused as to which one was the OEM stock, and in what order they were put out.

Yeah sure, I'll handle that tomorrow.
From mah fonez

Hey Blackjackboy, I was wondering if you could include all the different methods of getting into recovery and download mode in this thread.
When I was trying to unbrick my phone, I really needed a central place for all the different methods that had worked for people.
I think it would help a lot of people. If you want, I could start another thread, but it is already getting too crowded.
Let me know, if you need any help gathering all of that info or people could just post them here and you could add them in the first post. (hopefully, no overlaps)

In addition to posting the various firmwares available at the moment, some links to Odin (One Click and Odin3) and a quick tutorial on both? Just find one of the various Zilch posts where he's explained how to use it to someone.
A lot of questions I see are about flashing to stock or other firmwares in the various ROM threads, when that doesn't need to be explained so many times.

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blackjackboy said:
Today's to do list:
differences between Samsung roms (jh, jm)
create a button combination thread so that this post doesn't get overcrowded
Hey guys, I'm making a Captivate Bible that lists all of the ROMs, kernels, and other what not so that you can look at the important stuff without having to go through and pick the things that you want to read. I will try my best to keep this constantly updated, but I AM HUMAN so there will undoubtedly be lapses. Please, kernel folks, ROM makers, everyone, let me know on twitter when you post a new thread that you think should go in the bible. My twitter is http://www.twiter.com/androidrocks135. I'll be editing this thing to make it entertaining like the one in the G1 forum, but to start off it'll be kind of plain.
To start this off, I'll go with kernels.
KERNELS
i9000 Reoriented: http://tiny.cc/75s2i
Unhelpful Kernel: http://tiny.cc/z16p5
Voodoo Lagfix Kernel: http://tiny.cc/da6cr
ROMS
VanillaCaptivate (AOSP 2.1): http://tiny.cc/fu3qc (still in alpha)
COGNITION (previously SRE by Designgears): http://tiny.cc/xtabd
Frankin-Twiz: http://tiny.cc/4vc56
Captivate-Deodexed-JH7 stock: http://tiny.cc/87wiw
Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid R3 (link soon)
Stock ROM (Odin one click)-(link soon)
HACKS AND SUCH
GPS Fix (works for me!): http://tiny.cc/uhg15
FightSpits Evo BlackBar and Battery gauge: http://tiny.cc/v30gf
LCD Density hack for high-res look: http://tiny.cc/dm66w
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
USB Drivers for Windows:
64 bit: http://tiny.cc/80pq0
32 bit: http://tiny.cc/eakc6
One click root and unroot: http://tiny.cc/5ojv6
Clockworkmod Recovery by Koush: http://tiny.cc/b9r9o
That's all for now, let me know if I missed something, if you want me to put your hack, ROM or kernel up in the bible, preferably through Twitter, but posting in this thread will work too. I will be adding more in the next few minutes, so keep checking back.
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I put in a good word for you and this thread on the Captivate Facebook fan page!
Excellent work! Keep it up

NICE!!! As a guy just getting into the Android scene 3 days ago...LOL I really appreciate this as it's is definitely helping a lot. I still have to do a lot more reading thats for, thanks again!

Dude, you rock thank you for this!

The Wiki has a lot of this stuff too. In my opinion the wiki is a better place for it all because we don't have to rely on one person to do the updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I897

glio1337 said:
The Wiki has a lot of this stuff too. In my opinion the wiki is a better place for it all because we don't have to rely on one person to do the updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I897
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Nice, completely forgot about that. Thanks!
I think the wiki is a better place too.

How about this, list of RF_CAL_DATE's that have 3 button recovery/download mode disabled.
Here's what I've put together so far and how to check BEFORE you start modding.
Those of you that are missing 3 button recovery and download mode, if your phone is working do this,
go to the phone keypad, dial *#*#197328640#*#* from there it will pull the service menu, go to Version Info, SW Version, READ ALL SW VERSION
Look at the line labeled RF CAL DATE.
Mine for example is, RF CAL DATE 07-11-2010 and my buttons work.
List of known RF CAL DATE's that buttons do NOT work!
8-7-2010
8-11-2010
8-12-2010
8-13-2010
8-15-2010
8-18-2010
8-20-2010
8-23-2010
8-24-2010
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Thank you for your efforts, which are really appreciated.
Though, I don't see anything about the "radios" for the captivate, and I my main issue right now is dealing with a bad radio installed while a friend installed the I-9000 room on my captivate...

That would be me. The terminology is confusing but I keep reading. As a suggestion for the "bible" Some sort of architecture drawing showing how things fit together and maybe some videos of rooting, clockwork recovery, Odin, flashing etc. This is a pretty sophiticated group but there many of us that are very cautious and like to see something being done at least once. Probably after that I'll realize how dumb I am but for the moment...

blackjackboy said:
Today's to do list:
differences between Samsung roms (jh, jm)
create a button combination thread so that this post doesn't get overcrowded
If you want to give me things to put in here, either hashtag #CappyBible or mention me @androidrocks135. PMs on xda work too, but I'm not going to check those very much.
Hey guys, I'm making a Captivate Bible that lists all of the ROMs, kernels, and other what not so that you can look at the important stuff without having to go through and pick the things that you want to read. I will try my best to keep this constantly updated, but I AM HUMAN so there will undoubtedly be lapses. Please, kernel folks, ROM makers, everyone, let me know on twitter when you post a new thread that you think should go in the bible. My twitter is http://www.twiter.com/androidrocks135. I'll be editing this thing to make it entertaining like the one in the G1 forum, but to start off it'll be kind of plain.
That's all for now, let me know if I missed something, if you want me to put your hack, ROM or kernel up in the bible, preferably through Twitter, but posting in this thread will work too. I will be adding more in the next few minutes, so keep checking back.
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Thanks a lot for that - after reading tonns of paper from this forum i even not sure to flash the right firmware to my cappy exept to work fine here in EUROPE

[ROMs] What does not work in each rom

I've been endlessly scouring this section of the forums for the last few weeks trying to figure out which rom would work best for me. There is one problem though, I can't for the life of me figure out which things work/do not work in each of the major roms. It's really important to me that nothing/minimal is broken in a rom that I choose. I'm hoping to make and maintain a list of specifically what does NOT work in each rom to help make the choices easier to sift through. The 1st posts of official rom threads usually have some things listed, but reading through the (million page) threads yields more issues.
The only problem, however, may be that most people are using a different combo of kernal/rom/hardware which obviously changes things, so I'm hoping to try and sift through that too. Perhaps make some tables to make it easier.
The Evo rom wiki has tables but only outlines basic functions.
*Mods: thought long and hard about which section to put this in, I think it's best served here.
*Devs: I'd love personal input here if possible. Thanks.

nomadicthoughts said:
*Mods: thought long and hard about which section to put this in, I think it's best served here
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Just sayin. This section is supposed to be for posting ROMs and development related items.
I'm not a mod so It's up to them, but, this should be in Q&A.

JoeLithium said:
Just sayin. This section is supposed to be for posting ROMs and development related items.
I'm not a mod so It's up to them, but, this should be in Q&A.
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Well, it is directly related to ROMs and development, but yeah if this isn't the right section please move it.

I totally understand the problem your having though. It's a bit unorganized but it's partially because of the vast development community that the Evo has. There is a wiki at the top of this section that might grant a little more insight. I don't know if it's exactly what your looking for.
P.S.
I do like to play "forum police" though I'm not a mod. I can understand why you posted here and it wasn't a blatant disregard for the rules. So no biggy to me anyway. The reason I get pissed is because it's already so cluttered that more threads make it that much harder.

You have to look in the OP of each thread in the android decelopement section and choose based on what you need from your phone and what you want. Myn's warm twopointtwo works perfectly for a sense rom and there is a cyanogenmod 7 beta with ewimax out now. So it has everything but HDMI working for a gingerbread aosp rom

Well here are some tips for you:
If it's a stock based Sense rom then everything should work unless the dev is an idiot.
If it's an AOSP rom then everything but hdmi and 4g should work (and 4g actually has a fix and can be made to work now)
If it's a port of another rom then hdmi, 4g, and typically the camera won't work (but this usually gets fixed). Sometimes various sensors aren't working properly either (like orientation)

We take a stock Rom and a stock kernel and twist the hell out of it way beyond its means and then ***** about what works and what does not!
Bad topic!
Devs don't want to hear this crap that what pm's
Are for and ops and such I understand you but worthless topic and it only benefits you and not the community!
You can't even follow edicit
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

I had the same problem as you a while back. In my opinion, if you are rooted you have already done the hard work. You now have a custom recovery with nandroid, a godsend, which you can use to fall back on if anything were to go wrong. My advice would be to just take the plunge. Grab a handful of ROMS that sound suitable to your needs and start to flash them. If you get stuck in bootloops or the ROM isn't what you want, all you have to do is nandroid and start over. I would recommend to give each ROM at least 2 battery cycles before you decide. On my setup, it seems to take a bit to "settle in". I think if you tried to make tables of ALL possibilities it would be mind boggling to sift through.
I realize this isn't a direct answer to your question, its just my thoughts. Hope it helps and good luck!

eVoKINGS said:
We take a stock Rom and a stock kernel and twist the hell out of it way beyond its means and then ***** about what works and what does not!
Bad topic!
Devs don't want to hear this crap that what pm's
Are for and ops and such I understand you but worthless topic and it only benefits you and not the community!
You can't even follow edicit
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To the Op, If its sense based, nothing will be broken. If the rom is AOSP, then 4G and HDMI are broken, however Cyanogenmod is the only AOSP rom with a semi-functional 4G. Also if the rom is Gingerbread 4G, and HDMI are broken, and likewise again, Cyanogenmod 7 is the only Gingerbread mod with a semi-working 4G. The way the ROM's work right now unless its an alpha wimax ROM for AOSP, then flashing a different kernel won't affect the features of the ROM, unless you forgot to wipe before flashing. You can simplify your list down to 2 categories Sense and AOSP, if its SENSE everything works, if its AOSP, 4g and HDMI are broken, and under the AOSP you can list the 2 Alpha releases of wimax for Cyanogen.
Simply put, if you want everything to work, then try these Sense based Roms:
Mikfroyo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026
Myn's Warm: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
Calkulin's EVIO: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745205
If you don't mind not having 4G(or don't live in a 4G area), and don't plan to use HDMI, then check out these AOSP Roms:
MIUI: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915527
Cyanogen mod 6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735596
Evervolv (gingerbread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878020
Cyanogen mod7 (gingerbread): 2 Links below
ROM: http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?type=nightly&device=supersonic
GAPPS: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip
*****To eVoKINGS******
Learn manners please KINGS, the guy thought he had the correct section, and apologized if it was the incorrect section and requested it be moved. If you don't like it don't post in it, he was already informed by others that it was the incorrect section, and then you had to try and jump down his throat about it.
Your posts are composed like they belong to a 12 year old kid googling words to sound older. You can't blame it on auto-correct, I use my EVO to compose a-lot of text messages and the words are never misspelled because I proof read what I type with it, so that I don't come across jabbering like an idiot.
And yes i realize my retort back at Kings is completely contradictory to what I had just typed.

Thanks so much. I was just trying to help the 'tweeners' in my position, those who have some but not too much experience with roms. And the entire reason I even asked/bothered to offer my time was because each ROM thread has numerous issues that are hard to decipher as being general widespread issues, or single isolated issues, and the process of sifting through gargantuan threads is pretty tedious.
small example: some roms have keyboard display issues
But I digress
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And to eVoKings, yeah it's awesome that you take a kernel and rom and twist the hell out of it, but in the end I'm the one using the kernel/rom and still want it to be fully functional (and everybody has a different definition of what exactly that constitutes). I'm honestly surprised at the amount of people who actually THANK devs, it's great. But you have to learn to take criticism too (even if it's free)

A look at the stable roms (videos)

Hi everyone. I uploaded videos of the stable rom available on this forum. Just want to share this with you guys. It can help people choose the good rom for them.
THIS IS ONLY A LOOK AT THE ROMS. I DONT SPEAK OR ANYTHING. NO SOUND.
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2.2 based roms
- FreeX10 Beta4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900441
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTMXjMZzgY
-NEW NEW NEW NEW ----> [MOD by CF] TripNMiUI v1.0.3 FreeKernel 003 ! <----- NEW NEW NEW NEW
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013210
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26tJbxRhDEE
(this is not the default theme that comes with the rom but you will see what u can do with this wonderful rom; ! Android 2.3 Gingerbread theme from the MIUI theme chooser!)
- CM6.1.3 Scamble v1.3 (COMING SOON!)
- [Cyanogen6.1.3]gingerbread[v01]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947613
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crk9VbLARXo
-( GOING TO UPLOAD A VID FOR VERSION 6 AS SOON AS ITS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE!)
[ROM] CM 6.1.3 V4.5 (link to v4.5.7 vid on the video) [Tweaked+Theme+Extras]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945264
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1-zbbP285U
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2.1 based roms :
Blue Sparks V051 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892688
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uTMoWSHWXg
[ROM-2.1-THEMEUPDATE]Honeycomb Look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949457
Link to video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2r7Xyf0A6E
If you think this post dont belong here just delete it please. thx

you should probably blur out your friends phone numbers, etc... lol
Good idea though on the videos..

**** YES finally, great idea.

Good Idea. I linked your Video in my Thread

cm 7 v006 is missing thinki saw the vid yesterday gonna look for it

Dude, sweetness.
I have no idea why noone didn't think of this before(I didn't lol)

alankstiyo said:
cm 7 v006 is missing thinki saw the vid yesterday gonna look for it
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Read the title again my friend,A look at the stable froyo roms (videos),CM7 v006 is based on gingerbread.
@OP,gr8 idea,thums up!
Regards...

then - [Cyanogen6.1.3]gingerbread[v01]???????????????
that's froyo???
okokok my mistake xD

alankstiyo said:
then - [Cyanogen6.1.3]gingerbread[v01]???????????????
that's froyo???
okokok my mistake xD
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it is....
froyo with a gingerbread theme

Yes! Great work! Maybe it's just me, but it would be great if you could also put a description of each ROM in layman's terms. Personally, I don't find most of the descriptions provided by the devs in their first posts very helpful either. Since there is no audio I think it would be very helpful to know what's different about them.
If you are the dev of one of these ROMs or one not listed, maybe you will consider my request as well?

agentJBM said:
Yes! Great work! Maybe it's just me, but it would be great if you could also put a description of each ROM in layman's terms. Personally, I don't find most of the descriptions provided by the devs in their first posts very helpful either. Since there is no audio I think it would be very helpful to know what's different about them.
If you are the dev of one of these ROMs or one not listed, maybe you will consider my request as well?
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They are almost the same... It's android OS. The only difference I can notice is the colors of the interface. Sometimes there some apps mods and difference in the camera UI but everything about this is in the description of each ROMS threads.
TriPNMiUI is the one with the biggest changes. But I show em all in the video.

Someone should sticky this thread!

allskin said:
They are almost the same... It's android OS. The only difference I can notice is the colors of the interface. Sometimes there some apps mods and difference in the camera UI but everything about this is in the description of each ROMS threads.
TriPNMiUI is the one with the biggest changes. But I show em all in the video.
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Which I said I don't find very helpful. Those descriptions assume you understand all the abbreviations and numbers. To someone familiar I am sure it is crystal clear, but for a noob trying to decide between ROMs it's a bit confusing. That's why I asked for it in layman's terms.
In response to your brief description, and please remember I am new to the development aspect... Why do we need/have four nearly identical mostly working ROMs, rather than people working together on one fully functional ROM? Does working on cracking the bootloader or the drivers for the camera require a different skill set than developing one of these ROMs?

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agentJBM said:
Which I said I don't find very helpful. Those descriptions assume you understand all the abbreviations and numbers. To someone familiar I am sure it is crystal clear, but for a noob trying to decide between ROMs it's a bit confusing. That's why I asked for it in layman's terms.
In response to your brief description, and please remember I am new to the development aspect... Why do we need/have four nearly identical mostly working ROMs, rather than people working together on one fully functional ROM? Does working on cracking the bootloader or the drivers for the camera require a different skill set than developing one of these ROMs?
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One ring to rule them all?
You know what I want to know is where are the lawyers? With the official announcements regarding malware that requires a os update, I'm curious about the liability issues when you are locked in to a contract without a update to your locked device.
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stan.s said:
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One ring to rule them all?
You know what I want to know is where are the lawyers? With the official announcements regarding malware that requires a os update, I'm curious about the liability issues when you are locked in to a contract without a update to your locked device.
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
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Now is the time, if any, to flood SE forums, blogs, comments, and email with this legitimate reason to update. No more unique X10 (2.1) user experience versus generic 2.2 being a fair alternative.

Thank you! thank you! thank you!!!!.... you have sorted out and condensed a lot of time showing actually working rom's to update my "first" love but now my girlfriends x10i
Good stuff ... i tell you.. one again thanks

What is the photo widget used in the first video? Its about 1m20s in to the video. Is it part of the arc launcher?

Hi,
1st tought.
You should make the videos with original package and without any add;
2nd tought
Great idea!!! Congrats

@JBM
allskin wasn't trying to not give you the answer in layman's terms, he was merely stating that if its froyo its all the same functionality wise. They all have basically the same speed and features. The difference mainly being visual, which the video works well at showing. If it has CM in the title or Cyanogen Mod it means that it includes a set of personalization options in the settings menu. The only fully working roms are those that are based on 2.1 eclair. Most the number notations are just version numbers which do not corrolate between roms in any way. Trips miui rom is only different because its functionality is designed around behaving like an iPhone. All the same features are still there though.
So really, its as simple as choosing if you want the cm options or not and if you want a iPhone style or not. Between the pics and these here videos, the visual effects/design will depend on what you like.
If you want more advice please feel free to pm me so we don't clog this thread with off topic discussion.
Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!

Compumasta, thanks for answering my question. Sorry, I really didn't think it was off topic. It was more of a clarification, but I am sure others will benefit from your answer as well.

[Q] Best ROM so far?

I have rooted my HD2 acouple of times now I just want your opinnion on what is the best ROM that has worked for you. Also the first time I rooted it I got a 4g or H signal, so please let me know if that ROM will be 4g or H.
Thank you.

I've been using this rom for many awhile now...no problems!
[12.Apr.11][CWM ZIP]★★★★★HyperDroidGBX-v12[GRI54-2.3.3][a2sd+][TytR8.3][INSANE SPEED]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899

Hardnutz said:
I have rooted my HD2 acouple of times now I just want your opinnion on what is the best ROM that has worked for you. Also the first time I rooted it I got a 4g or H signal, so please let me know if that ROM will be 4g or H.
Thank you.
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What's the best car in the world?
Whats the best movie in the world?
And best of all, .. whats the "best" color in the world?
Answer: NONE because its subjective, What is "best" for you is not necessarily "best" for me. Please stop asking silly questions. If this is your kind of topic go read one of the other eleventy million topics by people who have asked this question.
Btw, you havent "rooted" your HD2, You have simply installed a different rom. The roms already come with root access.

Like the other poster said, the best ROM will be based on what you want. I have seen people on this forum rave about their ROM but unfortunately wouldn't work on my phone. I have my Froyo and Gingerbread favorites that work really well on my phone but may or may not work for you. By the way, our HD2 phones do not support 4G but H that you see on your phone which is equivalent to 3.5G.

as mentioned above, what works for one user may not necessarily work for you. i was previously using mdj's froyo rom. i just recently started using americandroid and it works fantastic for me. so what's the best rom around? i reckon you should try out the roms and from there you can decide which one suits you best. cheers

I am sticking with official Miui for now

Typhoon
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

Wow you people who ask for the best rom are getting really annoying...

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Wow you people who ask for the best rom are getting really annoying...
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I think this is a VERY valid question! The Android development for HD2 is really fascinating and all developers work is very very productive! So a BIG thanks to all the developers here!!!
Unfortunately this productivity has so many threads that it is almost impossible to follow all and the streams inside are definitely confusing! Nobody can follow them all or foresee the impact of a installation of a single ROM compared to an other ROM! Installing many ROMs and trying them takes ages and when you're through, almost each version has new major or minor version developments and could start from the beginning again!
So if you ask me: We in the forum should take such request serious because they show orientation is hard here! And we really should share experiences with ROMs exactly here since this is a sticky.
My opinion on the best ROM: You first have to decide whether you
a) need operational business strength Sync: If so you should go for a Sense ROM. You Sync with HTC Sync and it is great. I like LeoRCMix Rom is here best.
If you like speed : use 1.6 - if you like 3D effect but accept it to be a little bit slower - use 1.9
But: So far all Sense-like ROMs have issues with graphical errors (glitches) - they show horizontal black lines ...
b) you need/like full android reaction speed: CyanogenMod or CoreDroid are great. But you have to sync outlook with MyPhoneExplorer which causes sometimes problems!
c) you want speed and Sense-like GUI (but need no HTC Sync): Then use a MIUI ROM - i have no experience here ...
Cheers!

ramba69 said:
I think this is a VERY valid question! The Android development for HD2 is really fascinating and all developers work is very very productive! So a BIG thanks to all the developers here!!!
Unfortunately this productivity has so many threads that it is almost impossible to follow all and the streams inside are definitely confusing! Nobody can follow them all or foresee the impact of a installation of a single ROM! Installing many ROMs and trying them takes ages and when you're through almost each version has new major or minor version developments!
So if you ask me: We in the forum should take such request serious because they show orientation is hard here! And we really should share experiences here since this is a sticky.
My opinion on the best ROM: You have to decide whether you
a) need operational business strength Sync: You should go for a Sense ROM. You Sync with HTC Sync and it is great. I like LeoRCMix Rom is here best so far for me. If you like speed : use 1.6 - if you like 3D effect but accept it to be a little bit slower - use 1.9
But: So far all Sense-like ROMs have issues with graphical errors (glitches) - they show horizontal black lines ...
b) you need full speed: CyanogenMod or CoreDroid are great. But you have to sync outlook with MyPhoneExplorer which causes sometimes problems!
c) you want speed and Sense-Like (but need no HTC sync): Then use a MIUI ROM - i have no experience here ...
Cheers!
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Ask any of the experienced developers and people here and they will you the same thing.. TRY IT OUT YOUR SELF!
Simple as that. Roms that run smooth for me or someone else might not run smooth for you.

1.7.1 JW MIUI is the best

I vote for cmylxgo's Stock DHD 1.1.18

ramba69 said:
I think this is a VERY valid question! The Android development for HD2 is really fascinating and all developers work is very very productive! So a BIG thanks to all the developers here!!!
Unfortunately this productivity has so many threads that it is almost impossible to follow all
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You dont have to follow them all, Once you have spent some time trying some you tend to know what kind of builds you wish to follow or not.
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and the streams inside are definitely confusing!
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Streams?
ramba69 said:
Nobody can follow them all or foresee the impact of a installation of a single ROM compared to an other ROM! Installing many ROMs and trying them takes ages and when you're through, almost each version has new major or minor version developments and could start from the beginning again!
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Thats the fun part of LEARNING!
ramba69 said:
So if you ask me: We in the forum should take such request serious because they show orientation is hard here! And we really should share experiences with ROMs exactly here since this is a sticky.
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This is not a sticky??
Also WE DO share, There is a billion of these topics already we dont need to have a new one every day, just go read teh others instead of making your own and getting same answers, All it does is piss people off as it clogs up the forum.
The only reason why these topics get created is because the posters are too lazy to spend some time researching, trying or simply reading. Also if they really wanted to discuss a topic like this they could just go and read one of the other ones that discuss this EXACT subject instead of creating a clone and making browsing such a annoyance for those who actually go and read.

As I have looked through this thread I have noticed that everyone has had there own preference on Roms. I personally am a fan of sense 3.0 Roms even though they are buggy. My current Rom is AD Kingdom Sense 3.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112810

HyperDroid CM7 2.1 everything works flawlessly

instead of wasting your time explaining on each thread that gets made "BEST ROM" ignore the thread as they will never stop asking the same questions, yes you lot are correct with the "WHAT WORKS FOR ME, MAY NOT FOR YOU" but don't use get tired of messaging them the same answers, just ignore the thread and let them enjoy telling each other what rom is best. NO HARM DONE

For me BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA GINGER 2.3.4 CM7 Sense.s is the ROM I've been using for sevral weeks. Runs really smooth and very very fast without any bugs!!!

so let's talk about roms and theming...

This may sound odd.. but it popped up in my head while driving home.
I have been messing around a lot lately with theming, and also playing with the UOT Kitchen... This got me thinking for us less "able" members here..
Is it ethically okay to use someone elses rom (Ie- CM7) as a baseband... and theme it to your liking? then add in the app's you like and whatever you might like in the package and upload it as a different "rom"?
Thanks, and sorry for the odd question

There's a specific post approaching this issue, see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317929
PS: If you want to theme CM7, the best way to do so is with a theme chooser theme No need to re-release roms or anything, just post your theme apk for people to download.

ssmr2t said:
This may sound odd.. but it popped up in my head while driving home.
I have been messing around a lot lately with theming, and also playing with the UOT Kitchen... This got me thinking for us less "able" members here..
Is it ethically okay to use someone elses rom (Ie- CM7) as a baseband... and theme it to your liking? then add in the app's you like and whatever you might like in the package and upload it as a different "rom"?
Thanks, and sorry for the odd question
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as long as you quote your sources (let everyone know that you used CM7 as a base, and who created all the apps you put in there, etc. etc.) then it's perfectly fine. just be sure to quote every single source you used.
also, don't make it the habit of just releasing themed versions of CM7 or the dev forum will get full of the same ROM with a different look. i'm pretty sure that's the whole reason CM7 comes with a theme engine that makes theming it super easy.
but on the note of your question, just be sure to give credit where credit is due and no one should have a problem with it.

Wow- That stinks... Wish I would have realized that thread pertained to my question.. Sorry about that.
& regarding my theme- It's such a half assed bork job that I'd be embarrassed to post it... Let me do a couple more run's and I hope to have something nice brewed up for you guys
Thank you, and sorry again.

Also- I wasent really thinking to use CM7 Specifically.. I was just using it as an example.
damn, theming is fun! It's a lot of redundant stuff... but fun!