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Suggestions for a solid/stable ROM -> So many to choose from

Hey xda,
I just got a HTC G2, straight of ebay. I'll be following the tutorials posted to perma-root, CID unlock and S-off (not using visionary).
My only question and concern is, just because I am new to this phone, apart from CM being at the top, what other roms are stable? fast? and reliable? (decent battery life, not too many fc's etc)
I'm very much interested in something with HTC Sense, but meh, am willing to compromise if its too buggy. I've been reading here and there that there are tons of problems with scaling etc when phones switches from portrait/landscape etc.
Any suggestions will be great! Thank you for reading this far!!

Sorry, but you're going to have to do what everyone else does. Try them out and decide for yourself.

Hello and welcome!
My suggestions:
If you want sense, look up Virtuous 1.0.2 for froyo. If you want sense 3.0, look up Virtuous Fusion 1.0.0.
If you want stock android, look up Virtuous G-lite 1.0.2.
All of the above ROMs are by the same dev, are very stable and I have used all of the above. Currently using G-lite because as much as I love sense, it does take alot of memory.
As posted before, try the ROMs for about a week each and see how you like them. It's all personal preference.
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insertcoin is a nice mix between sense 2.1 and 3.0

Athrun88 said:
Hello and welcome!
My suggestions:
If you want sense, look up Virtuous 1.0.2 for froyo. If you want sense 3.0, look up Virtuous Fusion 1.0.0.
If you want stock android, look up Virtuous G-lite 1.0.2.
All of the above ROMs are by the same dev, are very stable and I have used all of the above. Currently using G-lite because as much as I love sense, it does take alot of memory.
As posted before, try the ROMs for about a week each and see how you like them. It's all personal preference.
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I couldn't agree more; as far as ROMs go, rmk's are the most stable. CyanogenMod7 is actually extremely buggy still on the G2 (at least, when I used it a few weeks ago). While CM7 is probably the fastest ROM I've used, there are lots of little things that don't work correctly, and newer builds sometimes will break things that worked on older builds. I'm currently running G-Lite and I'm extremely satisfied.

My fav is mexdroid there new V3 been running good for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886184
[ROM][05/21/11] meXdroidMod meXperia G2/DZ (V3)
G2 Running meXdroidMod meXperia V3

darkdata said:
My fav is mexdroid there new V3 been running good for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886184
[ROM][05/21/11] meXdroidMod meXperia G2/DZ (V3)
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+1 to that! It's colorful, fast, and siiiiicccckkk. Happy flashing
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Cm6.1.1 is nice and stable with decent battery life. It isn't as aesthetically pleasing as the myriad gingerbread releases but it gets the job done and can be tweaked to appear incredibly 'speedy' by using spare parts from the app market and Launcher Pro.

Ill throw my vote in there for Pyrorom. Its fast and is based off of CM7 if I remember correctly. I had tried a few, but as soon as I booted Pyro, I knew it was the one.
Good luck anyways.
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virtuous g-lite is faster than cyanogenmod... check it out.

Try a stock rom! Or dive in and before you know it you will be flashing new roms every other day.
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fwiw I have yet to find another ROM as stable as GingerVillain 1.5 with the 4.02.17 radio. Everything works perfect and I can get 18 hours battery life.
Tried Glite 1.02, super smooth, great ROM with the 4.30 radio BUT could not get the bluetooth to pair. Plus a few minor quirks with the camera flash not working. This is mostly due to the hw differences between the G2 and desire Z. I have a bell Can Desire Z
if u don't want sense...
If you have a G2, go for Glite 1.02 otherwise GV 1.5 is stable and can't be beat ..yet imo

Cm7 has been the only rom I stayed with. I tried sense roms and wanted to pull NY hair out, I simply just cannot stand sense.
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Techngro said:
Ill throw my vote in there for Pyrorom. Its fast and is based off of CM7 if I remember correctly. I had tried a few, but as soon as I booted Pyro, I knew it was the one.
Good luck anyways.
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I 2ND that.. pyromod 2.0 is the best... no force closes and faster than a Russian prostitute just check out the video for the rom. I've been on it forever (currently awaiting 3.0 which supposedly drops tonight/soon)
* I'm just sayin......

PaganAng3l said:
+1 to that! It's colorful, fast, and siiiiicccckkk. Happy flashing
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I 2nd meXdroidmod. This rom is fast and stable. By far my favorite.

If you're looking for a sense rom, I'd recommend insertcoin.
I'd also recommend trying out Miui and vanilla based Roms
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AwwwwYeaaaaa, You guys are the best!!!

at the moment, my phone is stuck in customs... been there for 10 days now... gah, cant wait to get it!

ericc191 said:
Sorry, but you're going to have to do what everyone else does. Try them out and decide for yourself.
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In time, yep, will be flashing around here and there and i'll know for myself. I just wanted to know which ones are the best to start of with. I remember when i got my Milestone, man, i flashed all the bad roms first, had soo many problems.
Especially when ROM threads exceed 50 pages, Yikes!! Takes forever to go through them.
Thanks though!

Techngro said:
Ill throw my vote in there for Pyrorom. Its fast and is based off of CM7 if I remember correctly. I had tried a few, but as soon as I booted Pyro, I knew it was the one.
Good luck anyways.
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I saw the video review of it on Youtube and it looks solid! Thank you!

Most vanilla AOSP rom?

I tried CM7. I disliked ADW and the rom felt overly bloated. It also had significant lag waking up to the lock screen.
I'm looking for the most basic barebones AOSP rom out there. What should I look for?

I always just ran CM7 with Launcherpro and it wsa the fastest I've seen. I think there are a few out there without the optimizations that the CM team adds but I don't know that they would be any faster.

most stock would be omfg or evervolv. recommend trying salvagemod 1.2.1 though

jonnythan said:
I tried CM7. I disliked ADW and the rom felt overly bloated. It also had significant lag waking up to the lock screen.
I'm looking for the most basic barebones AOSP rom out there. What should I look for?
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Take a look in the development section... AND I have lol at the adw comment.. Anyways check out. Decks rom
from my phone duh

Adwex rules. If you want to dump the lag from adw, just change the drawer background setting to black.
CheesyNutz said:
Take a look in the development section... AND I have lol at the adw comment.. Anyways check out. Decks rom
from my phone duh
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%100 Pure AOSP.....
Rom and Gapps w/ New Talk.apk:
http://www.mediafire.com/?p05q54839gjzt

Check out evodeck

I'd say omfg is about barebones as you can get, be decks is a great one to use too.

I'm curious, what is bloated about CM7? I keep hearing this bloated statement in all the alternative AOSP ROM threads but what is this bloat?

OMGB is great, I love it. That's the rom I use when I'm craving some vanilla
Decks is also just as good. Both are basically as pure as you can get!!
And my battery life on both of these roms... excellent.
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CheesyNutz said:
Take a look in the development section... AND I have lol at the adw comment.. Anyways check out. Decks rom
from my phone duh
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+1 on this. Decks rom is awesome. I still use version 1.0... It has been nothing but good for me. I went from flashing every other day or so, to at least 3 weeks now with this rom. I also use Tiamats 3.3.7 kernel. Awesome Battery life...(at least on my phone)

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

sph33r said:
I'm curious, what is bloated about CM7? I keep hearing this bloated statement in all the alternative AOSP ROM threads but what is this bloat?
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It just feels very heavy. It has settings and processes and customizations out the wazoo. Everywhere I looked in the rom it felt like there was special CM stuff. Which isn't that big of a deal, but the lockscreen lag made me want to throw my phone out the window sometimes.

jonnythan said:
It just feels very heavy. It has settings and processes and customizations out the wazoo. Everywhere I looked in the rom it felt like there was special CM stuff. Which isn't that big of a deal, but the lockscreen lag made me want to throw my phone out the window sometimes.
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Yeah, i know what you are saying about the bloated feeling of CM7. I also couldn't stand the lockscreen lag. That's the main reason I went back to Myn's Warm. I just started using Deck's rom a few days ago, and it is freaking awesome. Fast as hell, and feels so clean.

Decks rom is cm7 with a different launcher.
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Deck's rom is the best vanilla pure gingerbread i've used so far.
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I usually use CM7 with ADW removed using Frank707's the flashable zips.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-933517.html
Salvage is pretty good too I'm actually running 1.2.1 right now. I think I'm going to flash Deck's for a few days to see how it goes.

alaman68 said:
Decks rom is cm7 with a different launcher.
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Not quite.

Cares said:
Not quite.
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Yes
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I have been using savaged Zen for about a week and it is perfect. GPS locks instantly. 4g works. No adw.... stock gb launcher. No problems.
I wonder why this rom doesn't get more attention.
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Getting bored of my Vibrant. Still on Bionix 1.3.1

What rom is good now, I, started with eugene's then moved on to team whiskey's,, now what? :/ what's cooking in the development section for our vibrants?
What rom are you on? Please help
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What kind of a kick are you on IE: you want touchwhiz or AOSP looks. I for one am on a AOSP'ish kick right now. Running Biwinning 3.0 with the SGS II theme and launcher2 from the G2. I read alot during the middle of the night so 2.2.1 is an absolute must since the capacitive buttons don't light up while turning a page or scrolling the screen. On top of that I am running the bullet 1.48 kernel and it is as smooth as butter. Last but certainly not least that kernel allows a screen off profile of 400-100 so my battery life while not in use is fantastic. I'd say figure out what you want out of the phone and test until everything clicks how you want. If a rom isn't what you want look-wise cruise through all the great themes we have and have that decide which rom to run. Options are vast as it stands now.

I recommend the MIUI 360 rom.
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I've been with team whiskey since nero-bionix 1.3.2. Now my 2 favorites are project v and m11
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CM7 and MIUI roms are pretty great. Just read the instructions carefully and you'll be just fine. You can flash CM7 or MIUI over 2.2 roms by disabling voodoo first. Once that's done you can flash away. Be sure to grab a copy of the ka5 or ka7 radio/modems just in case you end up with no signal afterwards.

get your ass on CM7 before i slap you onto it.

Trust me once you try cm7 you won't look back to bionix ever again or any 221 rom.

cal4877 said:
Trust me once you try cm7 you won't look back to bionix ever again or any 221 rom.
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...unless you actually use your GPS.

Big winning from est no question about it.GPS is amazing.....simply the best out!!!!!
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Edit....uuuuughhh fat fingers......that's bi-winning
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megatherian said:
...unless you actually use your GPS.
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+1 10char.......

cal4877 said:
Trust me once you try cm7 you won't look back to bionix ever again or any 221 rom.
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I did...I couldn't suffer the battery drain! I've tried cm7, miui, htc clays cm7, and miui 360. I ended up going to jfd then project while awaiting ecotox 's dmz rom!
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Rayn1328 said:
Big winning from est no question about it.GPS is amazing.....simply the best out!!!!!
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Agreed always was about the Bionix roms until i tried bi-winning. Version 3 that was just released is a little buggy yet. But 2 has always been solid! Its nice with bullet kernel & bi-black gloss theme.
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I went eugenes gingerclone, bionix 1.3.1, and now project-v with bali and Im pretty excited about it honeslty. Battery life is fantastic, speed is great. Im waiting for themes now haha
Vibrant - project-v, bali 1.8.6UV kernel.

I think I found my sweet spot at ZenDroid with Bali 1.86 UV. After all, this device is still made to be a phone, and while CM7 based roms are fun to play around with for a few days or weeks, I still need a stable rom for my daily use. But if I get bored, I always have my HD7 around to play around with before I come back the the good ole Vibrant.
On another note, this community has certainly gotten a lot more fun and better. Certainly much much better than that HD7 community (if you can call it one at all).

Bi Winning v3. Great rom! Other EDT roms are good too.
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cal4877 said:
Trust me once you try cm7 you won't look back to bionix ever again or any 221 rom.
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I used CM7 for about a month and it is without a doubt the best, fastest ROM on the Vibrant. However, I just switched back to BiWinning 3 and I really love having GPS and a battery that easily makes it through the day instead of fighting at every step to survive the day.

BIONIXV1.3.1.! ITS FAST. ITS STABLE. IT HAS GREAT BATTERY LIFE. IT HAS A GOOD GPS.IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BUGS. IT HAS...... oh never mind

Try ZenDroid. I get good battery, the theme is awesome, its fast and its stable.
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I have to agree with XPLANE and philliple. Since I've been using ZenDroid I haven't even been checking for new roms. It's stripped down, super fast and stable, and very aesthetically pleasing.
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CM7 vs all other GB roms, opinions

I have ran evervolv in the past but have been running the latest versions of CM7 for about 4 months, I love all the customization options, but I do get some quirks, and random reboots etc.. occassional lag
I am wondering what you guys would recomend as far the fastest and most stable GB rom
Evervolv? Evo deck? MIUI? etc?

luigic81 said:
I have ran evervolv in the past but have been running the latest versions of CM7 for about 4 months, I love all the customization options, but I do get some quirks, and random reboots etc.. occassional lag
I am wondering what you guys would recomend as far the fastest and most stable GB rom
Evervolv? Evo deck? MIUI? etc?
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Well deck is just renamed cm7.
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CM7 is ok, kernel that comes with it is horrible though. Nightlies are better than their stable release.

Deck has been extremely stable and I've had zero hiccups with it. Basically identical to cyanogen.

I agree with cares deck is extremely stable I really like it
but I love miui look
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Deck is awesome, much faster/reliable than CM has ever been for me. Though after moving to an area with no 4G I switched to MIUI and I absolutely love it.

Deck's is without question the best for my phone. I've kept it running longer than any other ROM.

Rem3Dy said:
Well deck is just renamed cm7.
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Try again.
I'd love to use MIUI but the no 4G on it is a deal breaker Deck's has been a lot faster and stable than CM was for me on my Evo. I'd skip CM all together and just try Deck's if you want an AOSP ROM.

From my understanding Deck's is CM7 with everything stripped out except for EVO specific features/kangs. That may or may not make it faster, I dont know because Ive never used it, but that is my understanding of the difference.

I rock CM7 Nightlties...I get at least 1day 5hrs minimum now...lol

+1 to decks ...Neva had had reboot on it and GPS works flawlessly
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I have ran evervolv in the past but have been running the latest versions of CM7 for about 4 months, I love all the customization options, but I do get some quirks, and random reboots etc.. occassional lag
I am wondering what you guys would recomend as far the fastest and most stable GB rom
Evervolv? Evo deck? MIUI? etc?
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I'M NOT YELLING said:
Try again.
I'd love to use MIUI but the no 4G on it is a deal breaker Deck's has been a lot faster and stable than CM was for me on my Evo. I'd skip CM all together and just try Deck's if you want an AOSP ROM.
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Try again????? LoL.
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If you want sense, I say go Synergy
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Rem3Dy said:
Try again????? LoL.
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Again dude? What do you have against deck?
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Rem3Dy said:
Well deck is just renamed cm7.
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Not necessarily true, it is majorly based off of CM7. If you read the post for the deck rom it has other things pulled from other GB rom's as well. It's certainly not just a "renamed CM7" because it works for me a lot better stability wise. He has also fixed a lot of things that CM7 hadn't. Not knocking the CM team whatsoever because we wouldn't have Deck's if it wasn't for them.

What ever helps you sleep at night........
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Just to add my two cents... I run cm7, I enjoy the bloat and custom settings. No, deck is not cm7. A lot of roms use stuff from cyanogen just because he and his team do so much work. However you have to give credit to Deck for his rom being a compilation of his own. Like it was said read the opening post for his rom and you will see.
If you want super clean basic gingerbread that you can do whatever customization you want go with deck. If you want gingerbread that has been tweaked and had included tweaks options go cm7.
I will give props to savaged zen here as well. Very similar to cm7, but not the same! I love the included kernel tweaks, no need for script but less customizable. It is awesome that a Dev would include a custom kernel specifically built around their rom.
Honestly we have such awesome choices for gingerbread and they keep getting better. Try them all and find out which suits your needs best.
EVO 0003, CM7 stable, Tiamat, Vipermod, V6 Supercharger.

Rem3Dy said:
What ever helps you sleep at night........
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someone sounds like a hater...
to OP:
I've been trying a lot of roms lately too. For AOSP, go with Decks 1.2. Its lightweight, fast and pretty awesome. If you want sense, do a search for Synergy Nightlies and you'll find what your looking for. Another good alternative is MikG 2.0

I've been rocking Deck since the pre release of 1.0. But in the last couple of weeks have been trying out the Sense 2.1+3.0 hybrids. After flashing MikG/Alliance, I haven't really had the desire to go back to AOSP.

I've had CM7 for awhile and today i had an important place to go to but the GPS was so spotty i couldn't get to it and i read this post and decided to flash Decks and i gotta say the GPS works flawless and the stability is just superb.

[Q] What is your favorite ROM?

Hey guys, I know this may have been asked a few times already but I wanted to know what your favorite ROM's are as of 2012? I am currently running Legendary ROM 2.2 and I can't say I have any complaints so far. It has only made my phone go from a piece of turd to a diamond. Let me know what you guys like.

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Hey guys, I know this may have been asked a few times already but I wanted to know what your favorite ROM's are as of 2012? I am currently running Legendary ROM 2.2 and I can't say I have any complaints so far. It has only made my phone go from a piece of turd to a diamond. Let me know what you guys like.
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And why! Don't just drop a ROM name. Mention which are your favorite features and which other ROMs you might have tried. Maybe this thread will stop the questions "what's the best ROM". Basically it was always asking "what ROM are you using" Because those were the results.

So far legendary has been the best for me! I have tried out thunderhawk (laggy for me) mostly stock (too stock for me)... well let's just say I have tried them all and I always end up back to legendary... it has the perfect balance of themeing, stability, and performance IMO!
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flastnoles11 said:
So far legendary has been the best for me! I have tried out thunderhawk (laggy for me) mostly stock (too stock for me)... well let's just say I have tried them all and I always end up back to legendary... it has the perfect balance of themeing, stability, and performance IMO!
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+1000! I stuck with 2.1 of this.

Legendary with Shadowkernel. Great rom great support
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CM7, cause it's awesome.
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Thunderhawk 3.3 has just about every mod I want and runs super smooth with my usage. I like the professional theming and awesome balance of stability, performance, and battery life. I am biased as I help random with some minor debugging at times. There are lots of ways to run your setup, the key is finding what fits your usage. We are all pretty lucky to have so many excellent choices.
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kennyglass123 said:
+1000! I stuck with 2.1 of this.
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Yep I'm still on 2.1 too! Don't fix what ain't broke right!
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Clean GB MTD

MIUI··············

Currently Legendary 2.2 with adw launcher, didn't really care for the launcher that came with it.

Went from Stock EI22 Gingerbread to CleanGB (MTD) to CM7. CM7 rocks!

RandomROM 3.3

Roms used
So far I have used Marcusants ASC roms 5.1 - His V.2 was a fan of the speed, but just not stable. And I'm not a fan of V.2 with the red color theme. I have also Tried MIUI 1.12.23 which worked good, but i like having the app drawer which this did not. I am currently running CleanGB 1.03 with no issues. It is a stable rom, running 4g without issues and installed gtalk w/video. Next on the list is the new CM7 version which seems to have gotten Wifi stable as well as 4g working.
I have to test out all the roms and supply to all the friends/family that have the epic so they dont end up calling me for every error they get

Legendary RC 2.1 rocking my allblue theme on MTD.

CleanGB MTD is a great ROM. No problems, good battery life. Love it