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I see several ROMs but I don't know how to pick one.
Can someone who has used them all please give me an overview and the plusses and minuses?
Thanks!
What phone do you have
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I posted this in the Epic 4G Android Development forum.
My favorite rom setup right now us Andromeda 1.1.1a with the MixUp kernel (no voodoo). I think its a really fast setup with amazing battery life.
The ROM that the phone comes with is pretty good too
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The ROM that the phone comes with is pretty good too
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It depends on your taste, i your looking for a more stock android, AOSP, experience, i would recommend checking out AOSP Magic.
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It should be in the Epic 4g general forum
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I posted this in the Epic 4G Android Development forum.
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Personally I am really enjoying Epic Experience ROM. Battery Life is great.
In my signature.
richse said:
My favorite rom setup right now us Andromeda 1.1.1a with the MixUp kernel (no voodoo). I think its a really fast setup with amazing battery life.
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What's the difference between the one WITH voodoo and the one without?
Voodoo removes the bluish tint inherant to stock epic... but in my experience it only works when the screen brightness is at 100%
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What's the difference between the one WITH voodoo and the one without?
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Voodoo is a different color scheme that can get rid of the blue tint that bothers some people. It only works at 100% brightness so I don't really have a use for it. The I have never really noticed a blue tint with my epic. If you want to know more about voodoo there is a link in the MixUp kernel thread that has all the details.
I should also mention that I use Launcher Pro Plus instead of touchwiz and I replaced the tocuhwiz calendar with the stock AOSP calendar. For clock speed management I use the Overclock widget instead of setcpu.
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The ROM that the phone comes with is pretty good too
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I second this! I've had the Nexus One with Froyo CM6 and the HTC EVO with Froyo CM6 and the stock rom that comes with the Epic is an excellent performer. All I did was root my stock rom and install clockwork recovery for backups. I then installed the SDX App remover which backs up and allows you to remove any app that the phone came preloaded with. I then removed the apps I didn't want. I also installed ADW Launcher which I prefer over TW and the Epic performs flawlessly! I flashed all sorts of different roms on my Nexus One and my Evo looking for a speedy, lag free bugless rom. The stock Epic rom with 2.1 performs on par with any of those other two phones I owned with their custom roms. My Epic is quick and bug free! Sure it might not have out of this world stats but I do not even notice that in real world usage. Touchwiz is not a huge makeover and resource hog like Sense UI. People complain about the Epics apps and they want to replace them with AOSP apps. TW apps ARE AOSP apps they are just slightly customized so that can be branded as TW apps. There theming is a little different and I actually like their custom touches which I think make them just that much more usable than AOSP apps. It will take a killer rom for me to stop enjoying my Epic the way I have it customized it with the stock rom.
By the way you can also install the custom TW 3.0 which lets you customize the app menu and dock!
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I second this! I've had the Nexus One with Froyo CM6 and the HTC EVO with Froyo CM6 and the stock rom that comes with the Epic is an excellent performer. All I did was root my stock rom and install clockwork recovery for backups. I then installed the SDX App remover which backs up and allows you to remove any app that the phone came preloaded with. I then removed the apps I didn't want. I also installed ADW Launcher which I prefer over TW and the Epic performs flawlessly! I flashed all sorts of different roms on my Nexus One and my Evo looking for a speedy, lag free bugless rom. The stock Epic rom with 2.1 performs on par with any of those other two phones I owned with their custom roms. My Epic is quick and bug free! Sure it might not have out of this world stats but I do not even notice that in real world usage. Touchwiz is not a huge makeover and resource hog like Sense UI. People complain about the Epics apps and they want to replace them with AOSP apps. TW apps ARE AOSP apps they are just slightly customized so that can be branded as TW apps. There theming is a little different and I actually like their custom touches which I think make them just that much more usable than AOSP apps. It will take a killer rom for me to stop enjoying my Epic the way I have it customized it with the stock rom.
By the way you can also install the custom TW 3.0 which lets you customize the app menu and dock!
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A rooted stock rom is fine to stick with provided you install superuser.apk and apply the fix to joeykrim's root method that allows superuser.apk to work. I made a post with the instructions in the forum. Otherwise you are running a rooted rom with no control over which apps get root access and that is just crazy. Also, there is no reason to stay with the stock kernel. The undervolted Mixup kernel will increase your battery life by at least a few hours. That alone is reason to use it over stock even if you don't want the other enhancements.
I retired all the roms except backed snacks. My fav and current set up is thee boss rom v.3 with mixup kernel and blue minimalist theme. I also use the paid version of launcher pro. My phone is quick and snappy and full of eye candy
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I had some issues with the Boss .02... some force closes (which permission fixing didn't fix). I had no issues with either the Epic Experience or BUB'S AOSP roms... both are extremely stable on my Epic with good battery life and fast performance. Currently I am running the latest Epic Experience ROM with no major issues.
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A rooted stock rom is fine to stick with provided you install superuser.apk and apply the fix to joeykrim's root method that allows superuser.apk to work. I made a post with the instructions in the forum. Otherwise you are running a rooted rom with no control over which apps get root access and that is just crazy. Also, there is no reason to stay with the stock kernel. The undervolted Mixup kernel will increase your battery life by at least a few hours. That alone is reason to use it over stock even if you don't want the other enhancements.
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I have full root with superuser apk installed and have many apps that use superuser installed on my phone!
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And I did not use joeykrims method I used the simple (not one click method) on my macand it worked like a charm
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And I did not use joeykrims method I used the simple (not one click method) on my macand it worked like a charm
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Then you have a working superuser.apk so you don't need to worry about that part of my post but the MixUp kernel is still way way better than the stock kernel on battery life and functionality.
My 2 cents:
I'm using Epic Experience right now and loving it. He's got a few options for those who want to customize things like the lock screen, kernel, LWP's and such. Plus lately he's been updating it like every 15 minutes! lol
The stock rom is actually really good too though. It was rock solid when I was using it. But I'm a ROM junkie so I had to go custom =P
Wildfire is my 1st Android phone and I was unable to tell if it is considered at fastest performance or swiftest response, until I was shown one of my friends' Magic on Cupcake with Sense (non-OC). I should say it's a real Magic when compared to my Wildfire OC @ 710MHz (coz 768M is buggy n slower at times). I almost poped-out my eyes when I see its performance.
So, I wanna know if it's got anything to do with the ROMs, or just WF is really a 3rd-rated @#%^&*; or does my WF think I'm so stupid that I'll nvr find out that it is slacking. (pardon my bad words)
Well, let's find out. Pls vote in the poll which you think is fastest for you.
REmember: Here I am finding out which ROM is fastest; not necessarily best with Extra app or launcher or settings. I am more interested in things like split-second response to swipe-answering incoming calls and non-stop-motion swiping across screen. Thanks for everyone in advance.
If you want freaking performance, you must get rid of HTCSense. I recommend using OpenFire. More responsive and faster than CM for me..
You can answer and reject the call with swipe in htc sense, actually . The fastest is the one ROM, with very difficult name, author says, its an absolutely bare android 2.2, extremely stable and fast.
Sunaabh ROM
Well yeah, it's hard to compare Sense-based and AOSP-based ROMS. IMO, SunAabh is the fastest ROM between Sense-based ROMs. But not enough fast for me, cause all the Sense "Loading boxes" pisses me off seriously.
Openfire is fastest. Even after having installed bunch of files: dosctogo, Skype,tango, and other heavy apps, Openfire is still fastest. Do not see logic behind HTC putting own apps over aosp making system less responsive. With non-overclocked CPU and running livewallpapers get 2.4 Mflops.
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OpenFire is the fastest, u have to mod it like u want.
Wildpuzzle is slow because it is with HTC Sense. CyanogenMod is faster, but OpenFire is the fastest because it is a NAKED ROM without any extensions.
But Openfire with Jit on and ovefclocked cpu is not stable, CM ROM is pretty stable overclocked+jit
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It is stable, just setcpu min 245 and 691 Max and it is fine.
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Well yeah, it's hard to compare Sense-based and AOSP-based ROMS. IMO, SunAabh is the fastest ROM between Sense-based ROMs. But not enough fast for me, cause all the Sense "Loading boxes" pisses me off seriously.
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I know what you mean I was using wildpuzzle (newest one) it was fast.
But when you quit a game it restarts the whole sense.
It was battery byebye.
So I'm using openfire for a long time ( a week ) ((again xD)) and it is still the fastest one so sense just sucks and non sense = more CPU ( sense does use a lot )
Just a question!!!
Since there is no chance to root a device using Froyo 2.2 or 2.2.1, how can people still overclock and flash custom roms??
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Just a question!!!
Since there is no chance to root a device using Froyo 2.2 or 2.2.1, how can people still overclock and flash custom roms??
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Only official Froyo OTA can't be rooted. The ones available in Custom ROM's are "Safe" versions having their HBOOT removed, which enables them to remain rootable.
Great news! Finally now it Can be S-OFF and rooted!
Hey people,
There's a lot of talk about permrooting the desire z etc. But i just want to throw this out there.
I like temproot via visionary. And i'll tell you why.
First, temproot is sufficient for titanium to back up your phone and restore it.
Second, temproot is enough to overclock your phone by running scripts in gscript. And even though you have to do it manually after reboot (ie lost root) it really takes less than 10 seconds after you have it all set up.
Third, if i've done something to create a problem (I mean temporary things like overclock, disabling packages etc.), i can just reboot and voila! Working phone again. However, i'm not sure this would make the phone "invincible" to tampering. Make sure you know what you're doing or don't do it!!!!
This is assuming you like your current ROM, like I do, and you're not too hung up on nandroid/bart backups. Personally, i prefer nandroid/bart from a good clockworkmod custom backup, but it's a tradeoff with having an almost perfectly safe rooting experience.
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Yes but can you flash ROMs? Nope. It's a completely different experience once you start flashing. And you can always revert the perm root if you run into problems with the phone...
It's a good point you make.
On my G1 I tried all the CM ROMS I could try, and super d, e, and f. I loved the tweaks available and sent most nights flashing or testing ROM and kernel combos.
But in the end I, personally was essentially looking for what this current sense ROM seems to be delivering so far. Just my personal taste right now.
It was just food for thought for all those who may feel squeamish about permroot on their new phone but want a little bit more freedom.
I'm sure in a few months i'll be modding the crap out of this thing anyway. Can't suppress the inner nerd forever lol.
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A couple month!? I literally rooted this and started flashing like a madman the second this was out of the box... where do you find the restraint?
HTC Vision/T-Mobile G2 w/Cyanogenmod 6.1.1&G2 Fast kernel.
Maybe I'm overestimating myself haha. When I finally got into super d on my g1 I was like "this is good, this is fast, just be happy with this" but still I was swapping ROMs left and right like every night haha
Once I was working out of town and I tried a new overclocking kernel first thing in the morning, got my phone all goofed up including my SD card corrupted somehow, used a blackberry torch to format and to get the stock Android 1.0 nbh back on my SD card, and had the thing rooted and running a brand new ROM by the end of breakfast. Lol.
Soooooo maybe i'll last a couple more days haha
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I couldn't live without CyanogenMod. There is no reason to NOT permaroot.
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Gscript overclocking is inefficient, if you want a stable and consistant OC with UV kernels you'll have to root. My 2cents.
I am very familiar with cm6, but I want you to covert me lol.
What makes the script oc inefficient?
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You can't undervolt for screen off profiles or change voltage for smoother performance, you can only set 1 OC speed with gscript running at stock voltage. So when you set your cpu speed to let's say 1.4GHz with gscript it is always running at that speed when the power is on, thus using more power, even with the screen off.
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Hmm. I am not sure about controlling the voltages (important for battery life and cpu heat, right?), but both set cpu and system panel both show my cpu freq as changing from 245 MHz to 1017 MHz (or 1420 MHz if i want) according to demand with a good half dozen other speeds in between.
Edit: perhaps i should note that i was using the cpoc.sh, oc.sh (or ohshitttt.sh), and noreboot.sh scripts i found somewhere. They seem to work pretty well so far. I don't know too much about mflops, but i just did one and my d z was 37 @ 1017 MHz and 49 @ 1420 MHz.
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Just as a sidenote, I've been permrooted for a week now and modding a lot haha. Oh well.
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jontornblom said:
Just as a sidenote, I've been permrooted for a week now and modding a lot haha. Oh well.
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LOL....You should put [SOLVED] in the oringinal title for the thread.
Aahaha will do!
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Thanks for this thread. Coupled with ianmcquinn's post about Permanent Root, I made the decision to root. Less than 5 minutes later, it was done.
...and I guess, sorry for the *bump,* but I'm new to this forum and hope you don't beat me me too badly with those nunchakus.
Honestly, I don't know WHAT I was thinking lol.
Actually, at the time, none of the custom roms offered anything more than the stock rom + oc, unless you wanted aosp on your dz or sense on your G2. Now, it's an entirely different story. Thanks to great devs (siulmagic in particular when it comes to diversity) we have:
Like 10 versions of Sense from 1.0 over Froyo, to Sense 3.0 over Gingerbread 2.3.4 and everything in between.
Probably twice as many takes on AOSP, mostly from cm7, but cm6 and other AOSP sources as well.
I think there might be five MIUI roms kicking around too.
If you are newly rooted, my top 3 suggestions for exploring new roms are:
1. Virtuous Unity: The ultimate in Sense flashiness, but also very quick and stable. Watch out for Sense Paradox too!
2. Osimood MIUI: the included kernel puts it above the others (right now). Otherwise, I think all the lastest MIUI builds are essentially the same. MIUI is something totally different for android. Don't dismiss it too quickly
3. SuperCM7: a cm7 build that just feels right. Fantastic performance and flexibility.
To be honest, I'm using SenseGinger 3.0 as my daily driver right now, but I've done some tweaks to it myself. I find it to be a very well rounded contribution as well.
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Perm-rooting: its like temprooting, but several times better without the headaches.
Lol... wow, how'd this thread resurface?! I can't even count the number of rom flashes and fried SD Cards since I posted here in January!
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Reading this thread is like looking at pictures of myself in grade 9 and wondering why I thought that haircut was a good idea.
-- ; )
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I just got my Mytouch 4G a week and like the phone of course I would like to take off some of the apps I really don't use. But I have to say the root process for the Mytouch is not user friendly. So it worth rooting? So far don't really see any Roms worthwile? Will the root solve the battery drain issues? Will rooting free up more space and make the phone even faster?
Rooting the MT4G is very easy. Youtube has a very good guide if you prefer visual aids. Rooting alone won't make the phone faster or the battery better but with root you can install Titanium Backup to freeze unwanted apps. That WILL save battery. You can also flash a different kernel which will allow you to overclock. ROMs being developed are good too. Flash Iced Glacier if you like the stock sense. Flash CM6 rc2 or CM7 nightlies of you like vanilla Android. Do lots of reading in the dev forums. Reading tons, not asking questions, will get you up to speed. Good luck!
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Welcome fellow Leo user to bad my Leo1024 was stolen now this is what you want to do first in MT4G. PermRoot it with S=Off then download and flash IGv1.1.6, don't waste your time with Titanium Backup just disable the unwanted service from starting up and have it shutdown auto if its restarted. Then hopefully you will be using OC based kernel and scale your mCPU using SetCPU and underclock it below 800mhz when idle. Along with other minor tweaks like decreasing the blacklight and removing widgets and other live elements that would make the device render.
RIP-HD2
HTC HD2: TMoUS Leo1024 Unlocked
Rom: 121310 NRG-SE29005
Radio: Leo 2.15.50.14
Battery: Mugen Power 1300 mAh
MicroSDHC: Kingston 32GB Class 4
Shell: HD2 Clear Body Glove
Protector: Vikuiti DQC-160
Guessing there is no easy way as the HD2 process. Ok this is what I really want to do. Be able to delate some apps I dont use and be able to add sounds (rings, notifactions, etc) to the phone. Will rooting help me do this?
You can add sounds without root, but you will need to root for removing system apps.
Rather have to root the phone since the process is so old skool lol I downloaded twitters and for some reason it didnt let me add the sound
Rooting is actually extremely easy now with gfree. You push it to your phone and run it -- boom, end of story.
I would like to know all of your opinions on most smooth, most stable, fastest Rom here please.
I come from sidekick 4G and am liking it so far.
Haven't rooted yet can I please get some feedback on that too,
Like the easiest way and to get cwm
Maybe some good tweaks too!
Thanks so much in advance!
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chadwick3nser said:
I would like to know all of your opinions on most smooth, most stable, fastest Rom here please.
I come from sidekick 4G and am liking it so far.
Haven't rooted yet can I please get some feedback on that too,
Like the easiest way and to get cwm
Maybe some good tweaks too!
Thanks so much in advance!
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I owned a Sidekick 4G, prior to the MT4G I used to have[now sold], and the best Roms I ever used were:
*MIUI by TheDerekJay
-It offers extensive user customization, you can make it look like anything
-Derek's port is excellent, and he provides good support for problems
*Faux AOSP
-Faux is quite the developer too, his ROM is rather stable and offers many features
*BeatMod Sense 3.5
-zfreak has been making ROMs for a long time, I've tried his ROMs on my G1, and I like his Flyer port that he made
*DaddyDc's GenerationX
-Dc is another dev that I think offers a variety of roms, ranging from stock mysense to aosp
-If you prefer vanilla, this is the build for you, Faux has added
virtuous unity, sense 3.0. an AMAZING rom developed by the unity team.
heres the link for MT4G: http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143177
and heres they're website: http://www.virtuousrom.com/
happy flashing
and welcome to the MT4G forums.
Thank you this is a very nice phone. Plan on rooting soon.
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I'd highly recommend Faux's CM Nexus Gingerbread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017516
It has a couple of bad defaults around the keyboard (special bilingual keyboard instead of standard Gingerbread and a very loud keypress sound), but those can be turned off easily.
It's very close to vanilla Android and somehow gets the right balance of performance and battery life.
Thanks for all of the input y'all, I ended up permarooting via the gfree method with s-off and flashing newest cwr from Tom manager, downloaded cm7.1 and g apps as well, I'm currently real happy with CM 7, as its been pretty stable for me and its quick too, I just got a score of 3145 on quadrant standard when overclocked to 1.5
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chadwick3nser said:
Thanks for all of the input y'all, I ended up permarooting via the gfree method with s-off and flashing newest cwr from Tom manager, downloaded cm7.1 and g apps as well, I'm currently real happy with CM 7, as its been pretty stable for me and its quick too, I just got a score of 3145 on quadrant standard when overclocked to 1.5
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Not trying to pop your bubble. Quadrant really doesn't mean anything in the real world. Virtuous Unity and MiUi are just as quick as CM7 when it comes to opening and closing out apps. And Quadrant is easily hackable. I once hit a score of 2.5k on a underclock to 700Mhz.
Also keep in mind that things that heat up, expand. And when you o/c your processor they do expand which can, and i stress can, cause damage. most people do not o/c their phones 24/7. Infact i've seen a hand full that underclock.