Hi,
this thread will serve as a useful aid to select a suitable NAND ROM for your HD2 and to also enable you to post questions on "which is the best ROM" and what not. I hope this thread will lead to a less cluttered forum where more often than not, there are questions asked on a suitable NAND Rom.
To begin with, here is a guide to select a suitable ROM:
Currently, there are 5 active categories of ROMs in no particular order:
1) Stock Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM based on a ported over AOSP code.
2) Stock Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM with Cyanogen Mod 9.0.
3) Stock Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread ROM with Cyanogen Mod 7.2.
4) MIUI ROM based on stock Android 2.3 with a custom UI and appearance.
5) HTC Sense 3.0 ROM with Android 2.3, ported over from other devices like the Evo 3D.
Descriptions and comparison of of ROMs:
For testing and as a daily ROM:
1) The latest stock ICS ROM is adapted to the HD2 from Google's AOSP source code and from that of the Galaxy Nexus. It is basically just Android 4.0 without any third party launcher and UI. The launcher is based on Cyanogen Mod's Trebuchet Launcher. Current builds are still in Beta or just came out of Beta stage. However, the ROMs are not buggy or slow to hamper everyday usage. Camera support is still slightly buggy and may result in force closures and VPN is still in the works. Moreover, graphics acceleration may not be as good and fast as 2.3 ROMs. Nevertheless, most features work and you can install your own third party apps like custom launchers and games. But, the developers are still working ever so hard to improve the ROMs so you cannot expect it to be the fastest and most stable just yet. It is recommended that you try this ROM to get a feel of ICS regardless of what ROM you are looking for.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Tytung's Stock ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354267
B) Michie's Stock ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417472
C) Smokin 901's MIUI ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439363
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For a long run everyday ROM with all the latest stuff:
2) This is the current development craze now, which is ICS with CM9. As with the first ROM, this one is also ported over from other devices. However, this ROM also includes Cyanogen Mod 9. Currently, most of the features of ICS are enabled, and all of Cyanogen Mod works. Like the former build, the VPN is still in the works and features like the camera and tethering may require some extra work and trickery to get them fully working. Since this will be the HD2's primary ROM in the very near future, updates are frequent and development is fast. Hence, if you are looking for the latest ROM with Cyanogen Mod and ready to join the development process, this is for you, as this will be definitely be the ROM to flash in future.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Tytung's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860
B) Redjama's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412168
C) Xylograph's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441462
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The current staple ROM for HD2 users. Suitable for everyday use, and its very stable and fast:
3) This ROM has come a long way from early beta releases and although the ICS CM9 ROMs are set to precede this ROM, this ROM offers the most features in the most stable and fastest package. This is of course due to the developers' hard work and not because of the nature of Android 2.3. These builds have Cyanogen Mod 7 and come with custom launchers like GO Launcher and ADW. Tethering, VPN, etc...everything works and most of the time are available for both clk and Magldr. Moreover, with Cyanogen Mod, you can access advanced features like overclocking, to keep your HD2 competitive with current single core devices. There many varieties of this particular ROM, where the lock screen,font,theme,etc may differ. However, the more eye candy and apps a ROm offers, the heavier it may be. If you are looking for a primary everyday ROM that has speed, stability and features, this category is for you. However, since there are many ROMs to be tried, i am not stating examples.
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For a unique twist to stock 2.3 ROMs and as an no frills alternative to the earlier ROM:
4) If you are looking for a light stock gingerbread ROM, this ROM is the closest you will get to. MIUI Roms are custom designed and modified gingerbread ROMs with a totally different UI, launcher and overall appearance. Although, the features of Cyanogen Mod may be absent, this ROM is still one of the best Android ROMs available. This is also a ROM that you definitely have to try, which could also turn out as an everyday ROM for you.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Langthang's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010498
B) jan-willem 3's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050645
C)patensas's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138088
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The ROM with the most eye candy and user friendly UI:
5) Sense 3.0+ ROMs are basically ROMs that are ported over from other HTC devices like the Evo 3D and adapted to the HD2. It has Android 2.3 and the Sense interface, which is considered to be one of the best UIs ever. Like the MIUI ROM, everything is customized. However, this ROM also includes HTC's own messaging, email, calender, browsing, gallery, etc apps. So all in all, this brings you a better user friendly experience. It also looks the best among most Android ROMs, with its crisp 3D effects. Some ROMs that are ported over from Beats devices like the Sensation XL have the beats functionality as well. Nevertheless, all these perks make the ROM the heaviest among all Android ROMs, and this can hamper performance and boot time. However, if you fancy some overclocking and tweaking, this ROM can be a good choice as an everyday ROM, especially, if you like the Sense UI.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Daekin's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124757
B) Dansta34's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275119
C) NRGZ28's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733649
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*Credits to all the wonderful and hardworking developers like dansta34 for making the HD2 very much alive today
With the above, i conclude my explanations and comparison of the ROMs.
I hope the information have been useful. Do post your questions regarding ROM choices in this thread. XDA members or myself will try to answer your questions quickly.
Disclaimer: I would like to strongly address that the ROMs i featured are not favored by me in any way or are not better in any way. They are just a few choices to get you started. Also, if you are in the HD2 Android business, i would advice you to try at least one ROM from each category and see which one you prefer. All information featured are based on my knowledge and experience. I do not assume responsibility for any harm done to your device when installing ROMs.
It would be better if you can contribute to this thread and provide information like benchmark figures, performance figures like available RAM and also personal experience faced with a ROM.Thank You
Cheers
fantastic read, truly a gem for us newbies. thank you very much. I like hyperdroid as far as i have used it, but admittedly i haven't even tried miui or sense ROMs yet.
if you are open to questions i have one.
Is there a ROM that is LOUDER then others?
is there a difference in volume in apps etc between ROMs?
thanks
latetogameHD2owner said:
if you are open to questions i have one.
Is there a ROM that is LOUDER then others?
is there a difference in volume in apps etc between ROMs?
thanks
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actually, yes. You have to look at the changelogs and the description of the ROM you are interested. It will have information of any attempts to increase system volume. For example, here is one from the AmeriCanAndroid's changelog: "swapped in a different default acdb file for louder sound". It depends on what the developer does with the ROM. Most of the time, it is not really to increase the actual system volume by alot, but to to tweak it, such that its clearer. If you also talking about media volume for music, there even more differences. Some ROMs have a DSP manager, which is a primary equalizer to first tweak the media volume according to your preferences(so if you want a 'louder' sound, you can increase the treble). And since its the primary equalizer, you can use the equalizer in your custom music player like Poweramp to further improve the sound or in Poweramp's case, you can increase the gain of the sound,which is technically, increasing the volume. This feature is only available in Poweramp. And of course, Beats enabled Sense ROMs have a slightly louder output.
latetogameHD2owner said:
fantastic read, truly a gem for us newbies. thank you very much. I like hyperdroid as far as i have used it, but admittedly i haven't even tried miui or sense ROMs yet.
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you should when you have some free time. They are all different ROMs, and the truth is, one ROM type can never have all the features of the other ROM type. Hyperdroid is a good ROM choice. But if you like the speed of Hyperdroid and want to try Sense ROMs,you will have to prepare yourself for some speed decrease...unless you are open to overclocking
kawshigan said:
you should when you have some free time. They are all different ROMs, and the truth is, one ROM type can never have all the features of the other ROM type. Hyperdroid is a good ROM choice. But if you like the speed of Hyperdroid and want to try Sense ROMs,you will have to prepare yourself for some speed decrease...unless you are open to overclocking
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I disagree! I no my rom is faster than any MIUI or CM7 rom's, But my rom is the most advanced sense rom and has more features than any other sense rom made thanks to the help of my team! and also about the loudness i have sony xloud that increase the sound by almost double !
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I disagree! I no my rom is faster than any MIUI or CM7 rom's, But my rom is the most advanced sense rom and has more features than any other sense rom made thanks to the help of my team! and also about the loudness i have sony xloud that increase the sound by almost double !
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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ok i have gotten the link from your PM.will flash it today,though i think that i have run this ROM some time ago. thanks for the ROM man. I have updated the sense rom examples.it now includes your ROM.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275119
i'd like to try it as well.
the quietest thing i run into is playing flash in skyfire.
will the sony thing increase it you think?
Yes it does.by how much I gotta test it and see.but since dansta himself says the increase is alot,we have to trust him
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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No mate my point was that there is roms louder than others and yea it would be good to be able to flash it with other roms but the problem is its a bit hard to release zips for guys to flash on other roms when all the roms have different setups for the folder structure!
I have a competely stock MIUI rom. It is fast and very stable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433923
If anyone is interested..
Ok,i have flashed Dansta's Blue Droid.First off, to answer the question regarding the sonyxloud engine, yes sound output has increased noticeably. Im not sure about exactly how much,but i would say hands down that it is at least 30%. Excellent job by Dansta and thanks to him. Moreover, this ROM is fast, the fastest Sense ROM i have ever tried. Of course, nobody can expect it to be faster than the lighter CM and MIUI builds, but the difference is not that much in terms of speed. But like i said in my first post, its personal preference. The Sense ROMs are the most user friendly and has the best eye candy and in this particular ROM, has the speed as well. For me, i am going to use this as an everyday ROM for now. But of course, we are all looking for the holy grail, which is a fast and stable ICS ROM. Lets all work together and help the devs by testing their ICS ROMs...And Dansta,ill be waiting for yours mate
did you try the regular version or the themed version?
latetogameHD2owner said:
did you try the regular version or the themed version?
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the regular version.
And just a small note guys, lets minimize our discussion on a particular ROM or advertise a particular ROM. It has not happened till now,but i just wanted to remind you all so that we wont get into trouble with the moderators. This thread is open to all questions regarding the difference in ROMs,personal experiences using ROMs and of course, the ever inevitable "which is the best ROM..." question.
This might be a noob question but how do I change danstas new themed Rom from a bin file to a zip file so I can flash.
Thanks
Paul
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using xda premium
please post individual questions pertaining to problems faced with a ROM at the ROM thread itself.
anyway, to answer your question, try renaming the file to .zip. I dont think it is supposed to be in a .bin format. Its probably a broken or corrupted file.
to be honest with you haldrics sense 3.0 sense Rom needs to be up there along with the others. his version 2.0 rom is both complete and stable and fast. is so underrated and deserves some attention.
my opinion, and ii have tried them all and just found this on to be the diamond in the ruff.
thanks for Al the hard work!
sent from my HTCHD2 running Haldrics Sense 3.0 rom v.2 & Marcs Kernel.
Hello guys
Probably most of you still know me from Ice Cream Sandwich rom, but now I'm back to bring a new rom here
I have the Neo of a friend of mine now so I can make a new rom if anyone is interested???
The rom will be for Neo and Neo V, Arc, Arc S, Pro
I just want to know what you guys need in my rom?
CM10 isn't fully ready for daily use, so I'll base my rom on latest stock firmware for now.
I assume you guys are so I already did some research here today
Still have a lot to do though since I've been away from 2011 line for a while now.
Let me know what you guys think!!
Regards,
Krabappel2548
frst make karenel form this sorce its 84 kernel and make xperia t based rom
http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...s/open-source-archive-for-build-4-0-2-a-0-84/
n1kolaa said:
frst make karenel form this sorce its 84 kernel and make xperia t based rom
http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...s/open-source-archive-for-build-4-0-2-a-0-84/
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thx for the suggestion I'm busy trying to include some apps from latest Xperia V firmware at the moment
Bravia Engine 2 and new media apps
krabappel2548 said:
thx for the suggestion I'm busy trying to include some apps from latest Xperia V firmware at the moment
Bravia Engine 2 and new media apps
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xperia v rom is ok too
looking forward to your xperia v rom
PLease Try To make a gaming rom as ics cannot run games very smoothly
if you can make a rom to make heavy games run smoothly it will be awesome
thanks!
Why it's no custom rom based on stock for Tablet Z ? And a small number mods for stock ?
I have locked bootloader on my tablet and i must stay on stock and i don't have any choice. I must have normal stock or i must do something myself.
It's a weird because all xperia's have thier own mods for stock and for us is nothing
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Why it's no custom rom based on stock for Tablet Z ? And a small number mods for stock ?
I have locked bootloader on my tablet and i must stay on stock and i don't have any choice. I must have normal stock or i must do something myself.
It's a weird because all xperia's have thier own mods for stock and for us is nothing
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so, ill anserw you with a example:
im using sgp321 but also Xperia T with stock 4.3 android but modded by someone, so its mean ive xperia z2 home.apk, settings, bravia engine 7, and much more, because sony sucks and ill no more recive an update fe. straight to 4.4... with xpeira tablet z1, you have became 4.4, so its the same firmware as xperia tablet z2. the same laggy settings (yea, with newest update xtz2 is also laggy -.-'), home launcher, ect.
another custiomization and ported apps you can install with xposed or from or from android 4.4 devices froums (explecielly from Xperia Z non-tablet). or unlock yours bootloader and install whatever you want.
thats all.
I recently rooted my phone. I wanted to install a custom rom. My friend installed cleankat v2.6 but i wanted to go for something better. As expected none of the nicer ones like cyanogenmod or paranoid android or aokp roms were available. I managed to install htc sense rom . it is working but has lots of bugs. As soon as i make a call it crashes and screen goes blank. Nothing opens .it doesnt even swit h off and i have to remove the battery every time i make a call and reboot it.
Secondly many apps including settings crash for no reason.
Plz. Help coz i really want dat rom working fine
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I recently rooted my phone. I wanted to install a custom rom. My friend installed cleankat v2.6 but i wanted to go for something better. As expected none of the nicer ones like cyanogenmod or paranoid android or aokp roms were available. I managed to install htc sense rom . it is working but has lots of bugs. As soon as i make a call it crashes and screen goes blank. Nothing opens .it doesnt even swit h off and i have to remove the battery every time i make a call and reboot it.
Secondly many apps including settings crash for no reason.
Plz. Help coz i really want dat rom working fine
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Hi Murali,
The nature of mobile development is such as you have mentioned above. It doesn't work like windows or linux etc where you can install a generic OS on any system configuration by any manufacturer. The firmware has to be specifically built for your device. It takes great skill to port inter-device especially inter-manufacturer ROMs, so the fact that you actually have a bootable and semi functional SENSE ROM for a non HTC device itself is a big achievement. But it will never function on your Micromax phone like it does on an actual HTC phone. There are too many dependencies to counter. Also, there is a lot of closed source code that is not freely available to developers, especially with overlays like Sense and TouchWiz.
I would suggest you look for a good Custom ROM built on your phone's official firmware or wait for support from CyanogenMod, PA, Slim or such series to offer support to your device.
Sorry for the bad news, but I hope it helps.
what ab
Will flashing a custom kernel help or change the compatibility of the rom?
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Will flashing a custom kernel help or change the compatibility of the rom?
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It might. Then again, it might not. Changing kernels can make a huge difference in performance, both in a good and a bad way. There are too many variables to contend with, and without a strong active community behind your device, any answer I give you will be just guesswork and not based on facts. You can always try out a couple of compatible kernels and test out the difference.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Hello everyone. Has any developer ever attempted to make substratum theme engine for rom stock, specifically for android 6.0.1 or below? Well it only works on custom roms or AOSP. I recently saw on a website (I can not remember which) that from Nougat, the substratum can be used in stock roms. However, I think I will not use it on my S5 (SM-G900MD) because maybe he will not get to the Nougat. So that's all. Thank you.
Sadly devs of the app aren't interested in supporting lower versions of Android, let alone Samsung's versions. They had problems with Samsung's skin even on Nougat/Oreo so you need to install a plugin in order to make it work there. As much as I want my S5 to last forever (as it's a freaking awesome phone heh) its time is coming when most new and cool apps just won't get on it, not even with xda devs, because after Marshmallow android changed quite a few ways in its core. That made Substratum possible on newer versions. And the custom ROMs you refer to are indeed android 7 and up. I'm on a custom 6.0.1 ROM and it doesn't work - I tried.
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Sadly devs of the app aren't interested in supporting lower versions of Android, let alone Samsung's versions. They had problems with Samsung's skin even on Nougat/Oreo so you need to install a plugin in order to make it work there. As much as I want my S5 to last forever (as it's a freaking awesome phone heh) its time is coming when most new and cool apps just won't get on it, not even with xda devs, because after Marshmallow android changed quite a few ways in its core. That made Substratum possible on newer versions. And the custom ROMs you refer to are indeed android 7 and up. I'm on a custom 6.0.1 ROM and it doesn't work - I tried.
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Thanks for your quick reply. Helped me a lot. Forgive my bad English.
Gil Martins said:
Thanks for your quick reply. Helped me a lot. Forgive my bad English.
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No worries, your english is OK
Hello I managed to make it work on the S5 SM-G901F in 6.0.1 rom stock but very difficult because there are many errors of compilation it is necessary to download substratum on aptoide and to test several engine with theme until that it works sorry I do not remember which one I used because I have since removed.
The theme engines can be on Google play, although read the descriptions to see if rom stock samsung is supported.