Lets face it...MDJ isn't coming back anytime soon (If ever!) and frankly he has left quite a few people that use his ROMS in the cold.
So, in my unsuccessful quest to find a replacement ROM, does anyone have any suggestions on a Android NAND ROM as a replacement for MDJs Gingerbread CM7 Roms?
If its not listed in the POLL, just post below and I will add it.
Never tried gingerbread roms for real before so I wouldn't know sorry. However from my past experience with JDMS Ultimate Droid, I would recommend you trying crawlingcity's Ultimate Droid 3.1
The build i'm using now is gauner's desire z build. Just sticking to Froyo until enough apps get updated to gingerbread.
I would suggest Ultimate Droid 3.01.
Fast clean and reliable I have not encountered anything that does not work.
Fast boot time takes about 1 minute.
Cheers..
For me this rom is allmost close to perfect:
skink Clean Desire v1.2
Stable, fast and nice . I like Sense. Thank you
MDJs_CyanogenMod7_v.2.6_NAND_A2SD+.
I want to use something different on my phone.
Now I have "TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 Nightly v3.3.9".
Tomorrow I will try WindowsPhone7 but for me Android is better (and I can't live without "sms backup +")
What is the most stable rom with HTC Sense?
I don't mind about 2.0 or 3.0. I want something stable and fast and possibly without too much customizations.
Sorry for my bad english and thanks to all of you for your passion.
I'm praying a chef is reading this section and decides to make a proper stable Sense version again cause there is none left, period. It's terrible...
Your sign tells everything.
So I will try MIUI (which I already tried but is too slow) and then I will return to TyphooN.
i think Rafdroid Rom is really stable and fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908528
+1 for Rafdroid Rom.
I'm using the SD version 4.2 in my EU HD2 for 2 week without ANY problem till now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970731
kevin134 said:
i think Rafdroid Rom is really stable and fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908528
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I am using this now, but have not been able to get anywhere near the speed that is shown in the OP of that thread, not sure if I am doing something wrong.
I'm trying to dualboot windows phone7 (720p :-Q________ ) and rafdroid on sd.
Finger crossed
Rafdroid is the most stable but major speed improvements have been made since, notably by imilka. Unfortunately he never finished his work...
its sems they are unstable if you play certain games on them, ive never had any issues with them so you cannot say every version has issues
Rafpigna's Sense ROM from sdcard is very very slow :-( but it's stable.
I will try Sense ROM and then I will switch back to a cyanogen.
can you tell me a fast and stable sd rom? Now i don't mind if it has sense or cyanogen. I need a usable rom because I want keep WindowsPhone7 and android
EDIT:
I followed this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cUdB4_5f4
to dual boot
But Android says to insert a sd card!
Well, ALL imilka's builds are FC the same apps. I tried them all. So to me, it's a buggy work. A rom is to be considered stable when every function of the phone is working with decent speed and with all apps working. I would say that 75 % of my games are FC when they all run fine on other ROMS. Even Earth is FC !
The problem is that most of the 3.0 Sense Roms are using imilka's method as a base so they do have those persistent FC on top of their usual bugs.
Let's face it : development for the HD2 is dying and Sense Roms are the best example to prove it.
We still have CM and MIUI fortunately.
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We still have CM and MIUI fortunately.
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Are CM and MIUI fast from sdcard? Or I must install them in nand and say goodbye to windows's 720p camera? (TyphooN CyanogenMod in nand is perfect except for the camera, like all others android rom)
I hope you can understand my english
Well WP7 does have 720p recording but the Camera makes greenish pictures with the flash. To me, good pictures are always better than 720p...
Sure, good colors are better than just more pixel. But for me, the camera seems do a excellent job
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Well, ALL imilka's builds are FC the same apps. I tried them all. So to me, it's a buggy work. A rom is to be considered stable when every function of the phone is working with decent speed and with all apps working. I would say that 75 % of my games are FC when they all run fine on other ROMS. Even Earth is FC !
The problem is that most of the 3.0 Sense Roms are using imilka's method as a base so they do have those persistent FC on top of their usual bugs.
Let's face it : development for the HD2 is dying and Sense Roms are the best example to prove it.
We still have CM and MIUI fortunately.
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IMHO it's not dying. 9 (NINE) ROMS were released/updated in June.
[23 JUN][SD/MAGDLR]MccMBoxmaX GS V7.0 Gingerbread 2.3.3[Sense 2.1+3.0] 720P. SOON
[JUN10]b AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB234 CM71|bkup2sdext234 [KERNEL:AmCanAndroid r610]
[16 June][SD/Magldr][Boxmax KS v3.0][Kingdom Sprint GB 2.3.3 +Sense3 ][K:T10+K:Raf]
[June 18](sd/magldr)Isaiah12345 CM7 Honeycomb Sense v3.3 [kernel] tytung r10
[19/June/'11]-[ Big Update ]-[SD/MAG]-[JaguarMIUI-V9]-[K:ACAr610]-[WWE+RTL]
[20-6]-[SD/MAG]-[Jaguaralani Android Gamer's Edition]-[K:H8.6]-[ULTRA SMOOTH & FAST]
[JUN 19'11 ][SD/MAG/cLK/CWM/DAF]HD2 Miui 1.6.17_GB2.3.4[data.img][k=tytung_r10&ACA]
[June 18](sd/magldr)Isaiah12345 CM7 WP7,Xperia,Honeycomb,Sense v1 [kernel]tytung r10
[8-JUN][SD/RAM] Portadroid SuperRAM GB v1.1(non-Sense) / v0.2Beta(Sense)
Isn't it enough ?
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
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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
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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
kawshigan said:
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?
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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.
Hi This is the first time i'm about to Flash a Rom to my Wildfire A3333
Can you suggest me a Rom based on this criteria s given below.
1) Stability and Most function should work
2) I like the stock Default appearance of android.
3) My main intention is just to upgrade to the latest Rom of Android (Bug free)
4) I prefer Jelly bean. But if there is no stable / Bug free Rom suggest me others but above gingerbread.
5) It should not lower the battery life.
If there is none available as i expected i will go ahead with cyanogenmod 7.2 stable which could upgrade my froyo to gingerbread
What your suggestion on that?
Thanks in advance.
If there
mahinthan5 said:
Hi This is the first time i'm about to Flash a Rom to my Wildfire A3333
Can you suggest me a Rom based on this criteria s given below.
1) Stability and Most function should work
2) I like the stock Default appearance of android.
3) My main intention is just to upgrade to the latest version of Android
4) I prefer Jelly bean. But if there is no stable / Bug free OS suggest me the ICS too
5) It should not lower the battery life.
Thanks in advance.
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well, Jelly Bean is actually out of the question.. JB roms are not quite usable as daily driver.
That leaves us with ICS or GB.
ICS roms do come with a little bit more battery drain, and arent as fast as GB roms. but they are usable and quite stable. I would recommend AOKP light by Wasimk32 or MiniCM9 by Jordafaz.
now GB ROM are the best option to go for. Cynogen ROMs have a decent battery life, so it haven't been a issue for me, at least.
you could try CM7 from this site.
http://get.cm/?device=buzz
And there are modified versions of CM7, which are found in the Devolopment section.
hope this helps
Cheers...
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hi,coming after a long time on xda so have no clue about development of galaxy s5
would be helpful if u guys helped me pick the best custom rom for s5 (stock based preferred)
doesnt matter if v6.0 or v7.0 the main thing is it should be stable with minimal bugs
need touchwiz based because i like the new look and feel of touchwiz ui of white bg and blur effect
thanks in advance
Skies ROM is the only one I have found to be stable. All of the others I have tried (Darklord, Smallwiz, Nemesis, etc.) have too many bugs for me to consider for a daily driver.
If you want stock, why not just root the official Samsung firmware? It's pretty much the only way to do it if you want working fingerprint.
I think Thunderbolt v5, skies ux and samyux a7. You can use these.
I personally recommend Thunderbolt v5. I installed it on my sister's phone and was very pleased. She did not report any problems