Should I Root? - EVO 4G General

I'm comming from the HTC HD2 so I know about the whole process and how everything works. I love to mess around with my phone and see what it can do but the Evo is so fast already and runs smooth. Im not afraid of breaking the phone because I have insurance and I always take special precautions. Is it worth me to root? I love sense and would love to have GB + Sense 3.0.
Also Ive read into 4G keys, does CWM backup the WiMax partition automatically?
This is my first time working with a CDMA phone?
thanks for any input, also if anyone is using a GB+ Sense 3.0 build is it worth it?

You sorta answered your own question
You should just get amon ra recovery. No problems but you have to flash everything manually. Meaning you can't use the rom manager app that downloads and flashes automatically for you.
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.

Just go to the Development section, find a rom that fits your criteria (Virus comes to mind) and flash away!
Make sure you back up first, so if you are unhappy you can revert back. Only you can decide if it's "worth it"
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If you have to ask ....
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Yes. Yes you should.

you should. right now.

GB and Sense 3.0? I'd point you in the direction of this ROM.

You all have convinced me I'm rooted now just exploring builds!!!
I knew i couldnt stay away from the Development section long

i'd try cm7, mikfroyo, myn's warm twopointtwo, and a sense 3.0 build. if you decide you like aosp, try more aosp roms. if you decide you like sense, try koni's and other sense roms. have fun, and welcome to the forums (evo side at least)

Root is a must just cause u can take all the rubbish of to start with
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Absolutely
Of course you should root and flash. Just realize that once you get started flashing ROMs, it can become real addictive.

Thattallbastard said:
Of course you should root and flash. Just realize that once you get started flashing ROMs, it can become real addictive.
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What he said!!
+1

Can you please post a link to a n00b's guide to flashing? I used to flash windows mobile, and im very new to this phone. I just used unrevoked to flash and nand unlock. I did a nandbackup, but I dont know what step to take next. Please help!
My battery life sucks with 4g/gps/bluetooth turned off i get about 4-6 hours of battery life, and sometimes text messages/voicemails are slow.
Thanks for all help guys

jrich19 said:
I'm comming from the HTC HD2 so I know about the whole process and how everything works. I love to mess around with my phone and see what it can do but the Evo is so fast already and runs smooth. Im not afraid of breaking the phone because I have insurance and I always take special precautions. Is it worth me to root? I love sense and would love to have GB + Sense 3.0.
Also Ive read into 4G keys, does CWM backup the WiMax partition automatically?
This is my first time working with a CDMA phone?
thanks for any input, also if anyone is using a GB+ Sense 3.0 build is it worth it?
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oh yea..... its definitely worth it

you already rooted, but really it depends on your needs. I am rooted but running stock and only needed root for wifitether otherwise.

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phone is too damn slow

I'm tired of my phone being too slow, responding too slow to touch, lagging..
I have the android 2.1 OS on my HTC Hero CDMA and I was wondering if there were any general recommendations to speed up my phone.
I would be willing to put on a hacked OS, root it, or do whatever it takes as long as the phone is still fully functional. I'm pretty new with this stuff so bear with me.
Thanks,
Surfline
Root and install pretty much any rom.
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Root and install pretty much any rom.
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+1
I rooted, installed CM6, my phone was totally transformed.
Cm 6 - rc1 is a good start simply amazing going from stock. I get 0 lag. I must warn you always do a nandroid back up before changing ROMs. Its basically a clone of your phone's software and settings allowing you to recover from a bad issue.
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+1 to all previous posts.
The Hero running out of the box stock with Sense is really pretty slow. I liked Sense, but I like a faster device better.
Follow the well documented instructions found on this site for rooting the Hero and then play around with different ROMs until you find one that fits you.
Personally I've been running Darchdroid and don't plan on ever switching again.
I don't even know what lag is any more.
Thank you for your responses.
Is there a link for a tutorial or forum topic about where to download CM6 and how to install it?
Thanks.
surfline22 said:
Thank you for your responses.
Is there a link for a tutorial or forum topic about where to download CM6 and how to install it?
Thanks.
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Yes, check the cm6 thread.
Thanks guys.
I got CM6 on there now, and it is much faster.
I've seen some posts about putting different kernal's on there..What do you guys think about that? Is there any cool features that I can do now with CM6? Tethering?
Thanks.
Brian
surfline22 said:
Thanks guys.
I got CM6 on there now, and it is much faster.
I've seen some posts about putting different kernal's on there..What do you guys think about that? Is there any cool features that I can do now with CM6? Tethering?
Thanks.
Brian
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you could of kept a sense rom and installed a custom overclocked kernel too. im getting decent speeds now myself with 2.1. cm6 is still a bit buggy to me.
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Thanks guys.
I got CM6 on there now, and it is much faster.
I've seen some posts about putting different kernal's on there..What do you guys think about that? Is there any cool features that I can do now with CM6? Tethering?
Thanks.
Brian
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i have a QR code i can send to you in an email for free wifi tether. sometimes its great (if you obviouslyhave full cell service) and sometimes its a bit slow, but hey! its free.
Yea that about covers it root and overclock and/or flash a rom... don't brick ur phone tho
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Thanks guys.
I got CM6 on there now, and it is much faster.
I've seen some posts about putting different kernal's on there..What do you guys think about that? Is there any cool features that I can do now with CM6? Tethering?
Thanks.
Brian
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I highly recommend Dec's #14 stable kernel.
stayclean said:
I highly recommend Dec's #14 stable kernel.
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I have been using CM6, I have the latest build and it is great for a few days then gets laggy...Someone said flash a new kernal....I see your post about Dec's, where do i find this kernal? Thanks in advance.
Don't have any lag issues with CM6. Been running for 3 weeks no lag. ???
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The problem with installing something like CM is that those ROMs are missing a lot of the stuff that you are used to using. And you might spend a long time downloading, and looking for the apps you need. I found CM to be not much faster and a pain in the ass in some ways (the dialer is weak, same with the keyboard, etc.)
I know people are going to start pointing to all the apps you can download to replace what is there, but it's a pain, and time consuming.
If anything I would try one of Fresh's ROMs, which have Sense and most of the HTC apps. And his Toast versions allow for overclocking as well.
On another note, your Hero should not be slow. Have you tried a factory reset?? I have used slow Heros before, but when they are working properly there should be almost no lag with the stock 2.1 OS.
The kernel is under the thread cdma android development and as far as cm6 u can overclock as well with a different kernel and as for aosp vs sense its just user preference tryem both c which one u like best and stick with what works for u that's what there here for both are outstanding
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
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The problem with installing something like CM is that those ROMs are missing a lot of the stuff that you are used to using. And you might spend a long time downloading, and looking for the apps you need. I found CM to be not much faster and a pain in the ass in some ways (the dialer is weak, same with the keyboard, etc.)
I know people are going to start pointing to all the apps you can download to replace what is there, but it's a pain, and time consuming.
If anything I would try one of Fresh's ROMs, which have Sense and most of the HTC apps. And his Toast versions allow for overclocking as well.
On another note, your Hero should not be slow. Have you tried a factory reset?? I have used slow Heros before, but when they are working properly there should be almost no lag with the stock 2.1 OS.
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That's the beautiful thing about CM6 though is the customization. I know its personal choice, but I actually love the CM6 Phone Dialer (one of the guys over on the theme board customized the background for in call to be a nice cyan color other than green) and like the AOSP keyboard moreso than the Sense Keyboard. You can however, install a variety of HTC_IME keyboards and get that same Sense functionality on CM6.
I only do a new nightly every few days and it might take me... 10 minutes or so to get my phone setup. That includes a Full Wipe, ROM Flash, Kernel Flash, Circle Battery Flash and now a Phone Dialer Flash. I connect to my wifi and the Market downloads all of my apps for me and I restore my settings with ADW Backups. Logging into an app every now and then doesn't bother me after I've flashed a new ROM.
This is an "to each his own" situation and I did use FreshROM for quite some time before making the switch. To me, I don't plan on looking back. I may be switching to the T-Mobile G2 when it's released and as soon as CM is made available for it I'll be rooted and running it in no time.
kjfrost091 said:
i have a QR code i can send to you in an email for free wifi tether. sometimes its great (if you obviouslyhave full cell service) and sometimes its a bit slow, but hey! its free.
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Yeah, that would be great. I'll PM you my email.
Thanks.
I had the same problems before too with my Hero! I rooted & flashed CM6 RC1 & got an entire new cellphone from it And to think that Sprint said we'd never have Froyo LOL. Up Yours Sprint! LOL
Escanor2010 said:
I only do a new nightly every few days and it might take me... 10 minutes or so to get my phone setup. That includes a Full Wipe, ROM Flash, Kernel Flash, Circle Battery Flash and now a Phone Dialer Flash. I connect to my wifi and the Market downloads all of my apps for me and I restore my settings with ADW Backups. Logging into an app every now and then doesn't bother me after I've flashed a new ROM.
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How do you get the market to automatically download your apps? Is it another app or backup? It won't even save all of the apps I had downloaded last time. It only seems to save around 8.

[Q] Which ROM do I pick?

I haven't updated my ROM in a while, mainly because I don't have the time to. I was running Baked Snack 1.9, but now I want to upgrade to Gingerbread.
There are tons of ROMS in the development forum, and I'm not sure which one to pick. I'm not really concerned with how a ROM looks, since I'm going to load LauncherPro on there anyway.
So, here are the requirements that I have:
- Running Gingerbread
- 4G, GPS, both cameras supported
- Good battery life
- HDMI mirroring
- No FPS limit
- Preferably can run CIFS Manager
Is there anything else that I should be looking for??
Thanks in advance!
Shawn
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I haven't updated my ROM in a while, mainly because I don't have the time to. I was running Baked Snack 1.9, but now I want to upgrade to Gingerbread.
There are tons of ROMS in the development forum, and I'm not sure which one to pick. I'm not really concerned with how a ROM looks, since I'm going to load LauncherPro on there anyway.
So, here are the requirements that I have:
- Running Gingerbread
- 4G, GPS, both cameras supported
- Good battery life
- HDMI mirroring
- No FPS limit
- Preferably can run CIFS Manager
Is there anything else that I should be looking for??
Thanks in advance!
Shawn
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one word "CyanogenMod 7" nuff said lol
CM7 doesn't currently have 4G or HDMI though, does it?
shawnee4885 said:
CM7 doesn't currently have 4G or HDMI though, does it?
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yes it does, they are up to rc3 now and the newest nightly is #32 came out today here is da download link... http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=supersonic .. happy flashing
thank you!
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thank you!
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no problem follow install instructions here on this page...hdmi mirroring (via a app on the market called hdmwin its free) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729802
FFS people do some research test a few roms and pick the one you like the best
we don't all have the time for that. i could easily spend hours researching and trying them out, which is all time that my phone is half functional, but there are higher priorities on my plate.
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we don't all have the time for that. i could easily spend hours researching and trying them out, which is all time that my phone is half functional, but there are higher priorities on my plate.
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If u don't have time to play with the roms out there why root then cuz u can just use a stock Rom and have everything work plus I think the latest stock find even have unlocked frame rates
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+1 for CM7 RC3
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CM7 doesn't currently have 4G or HDMI though, does it?
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OFFICIALLY CM7 says it supports 4G.
However, my experience with CM7 WiMax has been shoddy at best. If you move from a 4G area to a non-4G area then back, most of the time the 4G breaks and you must reboot your phone to reconnect. Even if you stay in a 4G area, sometimes the 4G simply drops out, and you are stuck with both 4G and 3G icons on the screen, once again having to reboot to restore the 4G. There are some work-arounds, but it's definitely not stable, even in RC3. Don't even get me started on trying to wireless tether via 4G on CM7, even if you are lucky enough to get it to connect, you get about 2-3Mbits down whereas on Sense with Wireless Tether for Root Users you get 5-6 Mbits down.
Very annoying.
Anyway, I've given up on CM until the 4G issues are ironed out. I'm not paying an extra $10 a month for 4G if it's not stable enough to use.
My recommendation is to hop over to a MikFroyo ROM. It's as stable an fast as I've seen with everything working. You can apply themes and mods to get the Gingerbread look you want while you wait with the rest of us for the EVO to get official 2.3 support.
Good luck and hope this helped!
Mohawka said:
If u don't have time to play with the roms out there why root then cuz u can just use a stock Rom and have everything work plus I think the latest stock find even have unlocked frame rates
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there are tons of reasons to root, as you probably know. i would like to use CIFS manager, tether, and use HDMI mirroring.
i was not aware that the stock rom now has unlocked FPS, but this was why i went to a non-stock rom in the first place. but now that i've gone to non-stock, i find that they are faster and have better battery life than stock.
Very tru they are way better with way more options. Idk wat the cifs is. But as far as tether goes there is pda-net for stock. But imho half the fun of rooting is trying all the roms from all the fabulous devs here on xda. It really doesn't take to long to see if a particular Rom is for u. Especially if u have TB. Then if a Rom isn't for u just nand restore to ur old Rom and in my experience its about 20 mins to try it and restore if its not for you. Plus everyone will have their own opinion about a Rom so in order for u to kno which one is for u u gotta try it
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Mohawka said:
If u don't have time to play with the roms out there why root
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I gotta stick up for the OP here a little bit. He's asking for our help, and that's not a helpful comment to ask him "Why root?"
Not having to pay $30 to tether your EVO to a PC was reason enough for me. Or to overclock. Or to theme it to the max. There are many reasons to root.
This is a community for people who want to make the most of their phones. That is why we root.
Please don't come to XDA and ask "Hurr durr why did you root if you're not gonna blah, blah."
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all, amirite?
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I gotta stick up for the OP here a little bit. He's asking for our help, and that's not a helpful comment to ask him "Why root?"
Not having to pay $30 to tether your EVO to a PC was reason enough for me. Or to overclock. Or to theme it to the max. There are many reasons to root.
This is a community for people who want to make the most of their phones. That is why we root.
Please don't come to XDA and ask "Hurr durr why did you root if you're not gonna blah, blah."
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all, amirite?
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Now I'm not trying to be rude. I see this same q on here all the time and ppl usually give their opinion about the Rom they like. Then proceed to say they need to try them to find the one they like. And op is saying he doesn't have time to do that. It's just odd to me that ppl go and root their phone then ask for others to tell them wat the best Rom is. And that's a subjective term. I agree that paying for tethering and all the other charges are bs but honestly if ur gonna root its cool to ask for ppls opinions about the "best" Rom but if u don't have time to try them y bother. So somebody says so and so Rom is the best then he trys it and hates it so y not just try them urself. Usually the op for the roms will tell u what works and not working
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Mohawka said:
Now I'm not trying to be rude.
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Fair enough, Mohawka. I was a little slow in my last post, and after I had posted I saw that right above me you had continued to bear with the OP and give him your advice anyway.
Sorry if I jumped the gun in assuming you were rude. As you can see, I've been lurking the forums for a few months, but today is my first time posting. I can understand if you get tired of "What's the best ROM?" threads, because you are right, the "best" ROM doesn't exist, only the best ROM for YOU.
Ya no worries. I lurked for a while too. Now I post rarely trying to help when I can but I'm just a guy loving all the devs great work. And if u want a custom Rom u should c which one u like. Nobody can tell u which Rom will b best for you. Unless u can't think/decide was best for you
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Two roms you must try..
First is miui. It is amazing and I gurantee you will love it. Second is destroyer v2. Its based off of cm7 and excepy for some minor quirks, mosy of which have fixes, its a great rom.
If you dont agree with something why do you guys insist on posting? This isnt your forum and your not the moderators so stop acting righteous.
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starplaya93 said:
If you dont agree with something why do you guys insist on posting? This isnt your forum and your not the moderators so stop acting righteous.
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Maybe becausae on the first page of this particular forum alone are 4, FOUR threads all asking the same question.

[Q] Evo Rom Suggestions

I have been looking into 2.3 Rom and there are few out there as of today that include gingerbread. I am not sure which is best, what would be recommended by users experience.
I did take a look at the Wiki Page about roms and browsed through the pages.
I would like to get some feedback from you guys that already updated their roms to what would you recommend and pros and cons that you found.
Thank you
Cyanogenmod 7 is the undisputable best. No other ROM will work as flawlessy. A manufacturer could not have written a better ROM. It's perfect in every aspect. If it's your first time messing with ROMs then I would suggest this one because otherwise you will have issues with other ROMs. Besides every function works for CM7. GPS, camera, 4g, etc...
Deck's or Salvage mod are the way to go.
"Googly eyes"
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Deck's or Salvage mod are the way to go.
"Googly eyes"
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You are telling me that those ROMs work as perfect as CM7? I don't believe it.
Depends on your preference. Sense or aosp? A lot of them still have some bugs but if you search the forums you can find fixes. Just make sure to make a backup before you flash! What may work great for you might not for someone else due to different hardware and what not. Trial and error is the only way!
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...WELL! from my experience flashing roms, if you want to flash and roll about your day and not worry then a sense rom like FRESH or Mikfroyo or Sprintlovers is the way to go.
if you like to tinker and update and check in on responses about issues on a daily basis, a AOSP rom like cm7 is the way to go.
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You are telling me that those ROMs work as perfect as CM7? I don't believe it.
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Yes sir.
MrDrumngun said:
You are telling me that those ROMs work as perfect as CM7? I don't believe it.
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Hardly. Marginally. Barely.
Its not drastic. If at all. Only because it is, essentially, CM7 minus some 'system bloat.' Don't believe the night and day hype.
Nubs.
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GingerBread EVO Deck ROM
The Best Rom by far is Gingerbread Evo deck
it runs CM kernal but is like pure ginger bread
Everything works ive had no issues on it and its extemely fast.
Here is the link if you want to give it a try:
http://forum.dev-host.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5&p=10#p10
this is the link for system updates i suggest to get the best expierence to first flash the rom and gapps then flash the lastest wimax update for best 4g signal.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
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You are telling me that those ROMs work as perfect as CM7? I don't believe it.
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I've exclusively used CM7 for quite some time now...just switched over to evodeck and it's been a flawless experience. CM7 has given me random issues here and there. If someone asked me which one I would recommend between the two? evodeck for sure as of now. You also get 2.3.4 with evodeck instead of 2.3.3 with CM7.
I've been using Misfit's port of Shift Rom and its amazing. Gingerbread with Sense 2.1=WIN!!! lol
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...WELL! from my experience flashing roms, if you want to flash and roll about your day and not worry then a sense rom like FRESH or Mikfroyo or Sprintlovers is the way to go.
if you like to tinker and update and check in on responses about issues on a daily basis, a AOSP rom like cm7 is the way to go.
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That's a load of crap. My CM7 ROM runs absolutely flawless and so is the case for many many people that use it.
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That's a load of crap. My CM7 ROM runs absolutely flawless and so is the case for many many people that use it.
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woe! ok, ok you special, everything works for you and i know it is for many but you still the minority...so you flashed cm7 and dont care to flash a nightly or mod it? thats the most fascinating part about CM!
dont get me wrong CM is an awesome developer and ROM but thats the price some have to pay for cutting edge ****!
if you read the threads the majority of posts are issues and how to go about fixing them, not just this thing is flawless and doesnt need anymore updates!
if that was the case you would see stable releases once in a blue moon.
im running UD ROM which is a variant of CM7. i got most things operational but get glitches every now and then, but i know my way enough to figure it out so it dont efffect me much... but for someone inquiring about flashing AOSP i was just voicing my opinion and merely stating that if you are the type to get involved and join in to discuss what can help with the advancement of CM and AOSP, as pros and cons as asked by OP...
dickhead!
My aosp daily is Kings out of this world and my daily sense is Evolvedrom shifted. I second JRE77 though. My phone doesn't like certain roms that work great on another phone. Just use RA recovery, have a good working backup, wipe everything and flash away. You'll find one. Half the fun of being rooted is trying a bunch a different roms. Lord knows I have and still do even though I have my daily drivers
If your new to roms I would try CM7 first. I personally prefer myn's stuff because I like sense better.
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I've exclusively used CM7 for quite some time now...just switched over to evodeck and it's been a flawless experience. CM7 has given me random issues here and there. If someone asked me which one I would recommend between the two? evodeck for sure as of now. You also get 2.3.4 with evodeck instead of 2.3.3 with CM7.
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Exactly!
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woe! ok, ok you special, everything works for you and i know it is for many but you still the minority...so you flashed cm7 and dont care to flash a nightly or mod it? thats the most fascinating part about CM!
dont get me wrong CM is an awesome developer and ROM but thats the price some have to pay for cutting edge ****!
if you read the threads the majority of posts are issues and how to go about fixing them, not just this thing is flawless and doesnt need anymore updates!
if that was the case you would see stable releases once in a blue moon.
im running UD ROM which is a variant of CM7. i got most things operational but get glitches every now and then, but i know my way enough to figure it out so it dont efffect me much... but for someone inquiring about flashing AOSP i was just voicing my opinion and merely stating that if you are the type to get involved and join in to discuss what can help with the advancement of CM and AOSP, as pros and cons as asked by OP...
dickhead!
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I completely understand what you are saying but at the same time I was suggesting a rom that would give hime no trouble bc if he is asking then chances are he is not experienced and does not want all sorts of truble being his first time. I totally understand the testing phase and how that can be fun but you must understand what my POV was.
Well, I flashed to CM7 and all my apps like phone and such were gone. Can you guys please assist
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Well, I flashed to CM7 and all my apps like phone and such were gone. Can you guys please assist
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Did you do a full wipe?
"Whoop there it is"
I get an error even trying to go to stock ROM
"it was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the clockworkmod 3.0 gingerbread"
Please help. I am fairly new to rooting and am stock. Any tutorial will do

Best ROM to sell Rooted EVO?

I'm getting ready to sell my rooted EVO and am currently running TN's stock EVO 4G, TN edition. I was debating changing to a more stock looking/acting ROM, but this one is pretty close and is very fast and stable. Battery life could be a little better but I think that's always an issue with these phones.
Does anyone have any opinion or other suggestions for a ROM that might be more appealing to someone who's going to be buying off of eBay?
Also, are there any other steps I should take before selling the phone? I've never sold a rooted phone before so I want to make sure the purchaser doesn't have any problems activating it. It'll have a good ESN of course.
Thanks!
I'd probably put a completely stock Rom on with bloatware and all. You could always message the buyer and ask?
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I'd probably put a completely stock Rom on with bloatware and all. You could always message the buyer and ask?
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Yeah, that's exactly what I was debating doing.
I think you need to load a SENSE ROM so that they can provision it.
Put CM7 on it and display this article:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/cyanogenmod-android-hack/
Wired will practically sell that phone for you and CM7 works great.
Synergy RC1, without godmode.
Personally I think CM7 is still too buggy to give to someone unless they are an avid XDA member.. Plus if they are used to seeing their friends with Evo's using them, trying them out and all they may be thrown for a loop if they get an AOSP rom. May not even know what sense is, but the know it'll be different.
Matt, do you still drive a 3kgt? lol
Or.. you could always un-root it.
Shooter no question.
MikG with Chopsuey kernel. I say that because it is insanely stable. You will DEFINITELY need a Sense ROM to activate the phone.
A stock ROM or ROMs based on Sprint Sense phones should be best. And please leave them with Amon Ra.
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MikG 2.58 fast and stable
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MikG 2.58 fast and stable
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+1 .. this is what I usually use for family members or friends phone that wants root + custom rom

What ROM is best?

i posted this over on cyanogenmod but no one answered. its dead over there now, i dont see very many new posts anymore. u guys over here r awsome with not leting go of the hero.
I had cm6 and everything worked ok but was slow. have cm7 now and its fast but don't have all of my functions. I have it working on metropcs and i cant send or recive pics, web works fine. so what rom do u guys think is the best? cause i was going to go back to cm6 but i hate having to go back to the slowness.
its all a matter of personal choice. i usually jump back and forth between nandroid backups of zero hero and cm 7, and both suit my needs perfectly. check out the roms section here, there are plenty of choices, and one rom or another will serve your needs.
edit: if you flashed over to metropcs, you need to load up the stock sense rom and go to ##3282# (##data#) and change a setting in there under advanced, and change the entry that says something like mms.sprintpcs.com to something that works for metropcs. if you google it you should be able to find what you need to go there.
I must agree is it a matter of personal choice...Zero Hero is tops when it comes to sense ROMS, but then you also have TeamHeroC...which is more AOSP with some CM worked in...and then there are the 2 new ones (Ajrty33, and Team Hyrda's respectively) that both seem to be promising.
In the end you really need to sift though the forums of the different ROMS and look at the pros and cons of each, and then turn into a flash whore like myself and some of the others and bounce back and forth from day to day because THEY ALL ROCK!!!
I was thinking about trying that zero hero Rom. but I read that sense Roms run slow on the hero.
zeroshot said:
I was thinking about trying that zero hero Rom. but I read that sense Roms run slow on the hero.
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They do, but Zero Hero is pretty damn snappy.
I been noticeing that even if u move apps to sd it slows down the phone just the same. u guys agree?
Shameless plug
DX OS Android 2.3.7 RC1 and Zero Hero Sense 3.5 RC1 are pretty damn good
tried zero hero tonight. it got into the Rom said there was no signal and rebooted. so I went back to cm7. going to try the other one in a couples days.
zeroshot said:
tried zero hero tonight. it got into the Rom said there was no signal and rebooted. so I went back to cm7. going to try the other one in a couples days.
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Try to wipe and reflash. Zero Hero is a very good daily driver.
ya I wipe everything. I'm going to try the aosp......or whatever next.
If you like a daily use rom. You can try Team Hydras DX OS 2.3.4. I love its functionality and to me it seems to be the smoothest right off the bat. There are a few concerns I have with it but its nothing I can't live without.
Team Hydra recently released Zero Hero Tweaked. Im loving it. I cant post on the dev forum cause im a noob. But i thought i would show my appreciation here.
Its definitely worth flashing.
Thanks a million
:thumbup: glad you like it
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zero-hero or DX-OS
The fastest, smoothest, most stable ROM I've ever used is deck's gingerbread-hero-deck-1.3 (2.3.7).
If you prefer sense over aosp, that zero hero is pretty nice. I've never used it as daily, though.
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Just don't bog it down and it runs nicely.
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