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First, my apologies for dropping this thread on a bad note. I have been away from the XDA community for a few months and have returned to see a LOT of development. However, it seems every new ROM I have tried has some issue. Don't get me wrong, the Manila interface is beautiful but I actually use my phone and the 10 second landscape/portrait transition is not for me and I would rather have everything working on my home screen. I am extremely grateful for all of the work people have put into developing these new roms, in posting this it is not my intent to criticize. My previous ROM was one of Dutty's finals and it worked flawlessly. So my question to you all, what is the most stable and functional ROM available?
If you're problem is mainly Manilla aka TouchFlo, than there are plunty of roms that have lite versions without it. Also, it can be disabled. Go to Start Menu\Settings\Personal Tab\Today\Items Tab and uncheck TouchFlo. You stated Dutty's was you last ROM. So, looks for one that has HTC Home Plugin as well as Manilla so you can enable that afterwards. Flash away till you find one. Otherwise check out Anryl's or Josh's ROM as they use Titanium, which fully supports Landscape while Manilla does not (well not fully anyway).
Much appreciated. I landed on the UltimateX and am pleased so far. I just need some time to adjust with all of these new options available, but it's good to be back!
Seems you would be more happy with clean ROM's, go for Garmin's DK series, they are somewhat flawless, but even then nobody can give you gurantee for that. Good Luck, I tried more than 20ROM's & found this one promising.
Please read the ROM release threads and try some of the ROM's like the two helpful people have done. You'll soon find on that suits you
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Dave
hi ive just managed to root my phone after the 100th time! i have a hero theme on the phone supplied by fatality which is a bit slow for me. Can anybody supply links to some recommended roms please preferably very fast!
cheers guys
edit: forgot to add i have a uk vodafone magic with 32b board. cheers
You can find all roms here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=493
i have seen those but would like to hear peoples opinions on the roms they have used in their magic and which they recommend
i think you have 32b version.. well yeah hero is slow. i had one i used Cyanogen roms.. its light.
well for 32a i have..i use hero rom.. its not fatality one. i dont know were i got it from. but works gr8. no wifi problems. sync works . everythig is perfect.. sometimes i feel that i am using HTC HERO..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531837
its from here HERO-8
I'm using this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538633
The best one I've tried so far
ok thanks for the replies! these all look good but anybody else have any preferences?
I'm using the same ROM as Malky1903. It's fast and stable and has some nice features. Root access, battery status on the lock screen, cpu overclocker (not really needed though), menu is 5 icons wide rather than 4 icons, and the home screen can be scrolled over 5 screens rather than 3. There are also other small enhancements like the animations (taken from the hero rom) and other tweaks that seem to make it run really nicely.
I've tried 2 Hero ROMs and have given up pretty quickly after both occasions - the 32B Magic just doesn't seem very capable on this ROMs IMHO.
I'm still looking for the perfect ROM but am going to leave it for a while I think. CyanogenMod v3.6.8 is pretty close - just need that Exchange sync to work and I will be very happy! There is some good stuff coming with all the new Donut threads appearing ... but it looks like we could be a few weeks from getting stable builds out of there yet.
There is a list of the available ROMs at the bottom of the sapphire wiki page.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
Best thing is just to keep reading the forums and try not to get too addicted!
finally went for the following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523971
absolutley brilliant Rom. Best ive tried. so far....
its quick and everything works for me. big thumbs up
(sorry - duplicate post - damn slow internet connection)
(sorry - dupe post - damn interweb connection)
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There is a list of the available ROMs at the bottom of the sapphire wiki page.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
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I was wondering if there's any mileage in adding to the Wiki somewhere, so that there's a listing for each ROM and its specific feature list. Maybe even some kind of matrix with the common features all listed, and ticks or crosses depending on whether a particular ROM has it or not. For me, Exchange compatibility is absolutely, positively, crucial so there really isn't much point me flashing some of these ROMs to find it's not there. Having to trawl through the ROM's own specific thread on the forum (and often such things are not seen as important by others on the thread, so are not mentioned) to find such info is a real drag.
Was looking into installing the hero rom on my magic
was going to use
JACHeroSKI 2.7.3
looking at the good replies
anyone have any other suggestions?
something that ALL the features work without problems (wifi,bluetooth,etc) and no lag?
thanks in advance!
Qancer said:
Was looking into installing the hero rom on my magic
was going to use
JACHeroSKI 2.7.3
looking at the good replies
anyone have any other suggestions?
something that ALL the features work without problems (wifi,bluetooth,etc) and no lag?
thanks in advance!
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Umm Best is all relevant no matter what rom u choose there are going to be issues and might want to post this in the general section
ive tried a few and feel that qteks swap hero is the fastest running
available here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540745
I think Qteks or eVIL D Hero rom are currently the fastest/best for 32B.
thanks everyone!
will try the qteks
and im sorry for posting in the wrong section
I used qtek on my mt3g and it looked great and ran amazing. the browser is double touch and works really well also has flash. but it killed my battery from 76% to 20 in 30 mins of use.
Have to agree, I've been using the qtek ROM for a week or so now and am loving it. Theres a bit of lag when switching between heavy duty apps ie copilot but no real show shoppers. By the looks of it though there are some interesting things happening on the dream boards that will go on our sapphires quite easily.
Until then I'm sticking with qteks swap version.
Have fun
Just curious I have the dreaded perfect spl that they have rooted! YAY! But that's not the point, I was wondering if it is actually necessary to root my phone to install a hero rom? If it is I have everything ready already made the gold card and all that stuff! Thanks for the help.
Yes you have to change the SPL is you want to load custom ROM.
I tried qtek's compache rom, Worked really well the first time... Then next reboot most of the text on the icons were replaced with Squares... Made it unuseable.... Hmm.. I am going to try the swap version now.
qteks works but my sms doesnt work which is a show stopper wit me
JacHero 1.2. BT and LED's work. BUT wifi does not.
From using CyanogenMOD, to Qteks ROM, to JACxHero 2.7.4r2. The best form my experience has been JACxHero, I know that Cyanogen isn't a hero ROM, but it is a very well known ROM that some may try. Qtecks ROM was nice, but because the SMS did not work it was no dice. JACxHero is very fast once you change your home screen up a bit, SMS works, WiFi works. They only downside, that I've experienced is that when you go to create a text message and you turn the phone sideways to type in landscape mode, the keyboard does not change. It changes for any other app and the browser, but doesn't change for messaging. So my vote will be JACxHero 2.7.4r2
Testing ZeroXd's port... seems very speedy and fluid...
Someone else's opinion about it ?
Unfortunately I am having a little snag her... evil and Jacxhero just sit there and loop at the "Hero" starting screen and fatla1ty doesn't have the screen problem with the pixelization (spelling?) but the rom is incredibly slow! Qteks was nice and fast but as stated before the screen problems are too much, I guess I might wait a little while until something not so buggy comes out. Unless some one knows of something better or some other rom's that I haven't tried..... or how to fix the looping problem on evil's rom and Jacxhero? - Thanks JinX
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From using CyanogenMOD, to Qteks ROM, to JACxHero 2.7.4r2. The best form my experience has been JACxHero, I know that Cyanogen isn't a hero ROM, but it is a very well known ROM that some may try. Qtecks ROM was nice, but because the SMS did not work it was no dice. JACxHero is very fast once you change your home screen up a bit, SMS works, WiFi works. They only downside, that I've experienced is that when you go to create a text message and you turn the phone sideways to type in landscape mode, the keyboard does not change. It changes for any other app and the browser, but doesn't change for messaging. So my vote will be JACxHero 2.7.4r2
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im using MT3G, JACHero 2.7.3, works great! although, i hate how i always get the loading "htc" screen after going through too many apps or trying to change the wall paper. still with this problem, i'd say this Hero ROM is the best. ive tried (evil Hero, Drizzy V3, and ZeroXd)... they all had major lag. or maybe its just me. lol.
Qancer said:
Was looking into installing the hero rom on my magic
was going to use
JACHeroSKI 2.7.3
looking at the good replies
anyone have any other suggestions?
something that ALL the features work without problems (wifi,bluetooth,etc) and no lag?
thanks in advance!
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I too have tried different ROMs and the latest one I've flashed is Drizzy's Hero-V1.2r1 [09/09/2009]. It has been 2 days of use and I am really liking it. It is clean and apps have worked well. I think there is a v1.3 coming soon so look out for that one.
My two favorites right now are Modaco 1.5 and Evil Hero 2.3xx. IMO Modaco is a little bit quicker/smoother with Sense UI but since Evil is sporting BFS the responsiveness of some of the apps is MUCH better.
Currently I'm running Evil but I literally just flashed it 2 hours ago so I'm still playing around with it / testing it. I also just got my class 6 sd card in the mail so I'm about to partition that bad boy and reinstall a Rom. Can't decide if I want to try Modaco or Evil first...
id say none atm as they all have annoying problems of swallowing up them all important messages
have a cyanogenmod rom there fast as **** and customisable summit rotten
As of now MoDaCo 1.5
I´m new posting here, but I´d been searching for a while in this forum for a Sense Rom that makes me forget enomther´s 1.6 Rom (the one I revert back after getting tired of FC´s and Homescreen Loads of the latest Rom) and I had finally found the first native looking 32B SenseRom.
The curiosity is that I found it in Dream´s Dev Forum...based on one Rom from guess who: Eugene!
[ROM] Sense Revolution v.2.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579674
Good News: I´d installed this Rom with just one partition (fat32 of course)= Fastest ever Sense xperience you´ll ever enjoy+ no FC+ NO HOME LOADS.
Bad News: some typical problems with Bluetooth, Wifi, G-Sensors and Graphics errors when gaming (Speedforge and Head to Head Racing) due to RAM hack craps.
02/12/09 Update : New Version is called MYHEROrevolution v.2 (direct link added)
If you are tired of home loads using a Sense Rom, in my modest opinnion you should stick to Qtek´s latest work.
Latest 32B SENSE ROMS:
-Qtek´s v.2.3: http://www.4shared.com/file/160821071/1398aded/Qteknology_MagicSense__3039906.html
-Eugene´s Espresso V3 Port: http://www.4shared.com/file/194773147/6ec4f2bd/Espresso_v2.html
-Eugene´s Eclair Hero Droid 2.1 V.3.1: http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=eugene373/ROM/&file=Hero3.1_T_E.zip
-eVIL´S SenSe v2.0.1: http://www.4shared.com/account/file/148581499/32de2e8/eViL_SenSe_v201.html
-Herver´s v1.1r5: http://www.4shared.com/file/145485438/ab2c1fc6/Hero_Over_Universal_v1.html
-Maxisma´s 2.0.1: http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=maxisma/ROM/&file=sense.zip
-Reignzone´s RZR v1.2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DXK18V8M
-ttran001´s OTPA Sense UI 4 Magic v.3.0: http://www.4shared.com/file/161604737/4abb12cf/OTPAv30.html
-Drizzy´s Champion V2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5cmw5ntjh0y
-MLIGN´s HeroV3.1.1: http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=mlign/ROM/&file=MLIGN-HeroV3.1.1.zip
-KiNgxKxlick Espresso2G1 v1.2: http://rapidshare.com/files/338302881/KiNgxKxlick-Espresso2G1-v1.2_signed.zip
-KiNgxKxKlair Eclair Hero Version 1.0 "Official Release": http://www.4shared.com/file/203805954/65bdeb87/KiNgxKxKlair-Hero-Eclair-v10_s.html
-tmack23& adewey234´s MYHEROrevolution v.2: http://www.deweymetalfab.com/misc/android/signed-MHR-Test.zip?
I would've said this was the wrong place for this but it's actually pretty helpful. I didn't notice it in the dream section. Seems that's the only place 32b magic users find most roms.
Thanks for the heads up justclimb, flashing right now just to try it out. Wifi's a bummer. I use that ALOT.
Update: Wifi seems to be working on it. It's a little sluggish though, i'm going to reflash with the proper partitions.
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I´m new posting here, but I´d been searching for a while in this forum for a Sense Rom that makes me forget enomther´s 1.6 Rom (the one I revert back after being tired of FC´s and Home Loads of the latest Sense Rom) and i´d finally found the (almost) perfect 32B Rom.
The curiosity is that I found it not in this but on Dream´s Dev Forum...and guess what...? it´s based on one Rom from here: one from Eugene!
[ROM] Sense Revolution v.2.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579674
The Good News: I´d installed this Rom with just one partition (fat32 of course)= Fastest ever Sense xperience you´ll ever enjoy+ no FC+ NO HOME LOADS.
Th Bad News: some typical problems with Bluetooth, Wifi, G-Sensors and Graphics errors when gaming (Speedforge and Head to Head Racing) due to being a G1-built Rom.
I´m actually testing Qtek´s latest Rom and like all others I´m tired of home loads, multiple partitions, swapiness and all that non native crap. Until someone turns this great Revolution Rom into something "magical" I´ll stick to Qtek´s deleting the Sense Apk preferences and pressing home...
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well i think this is a good poll my vote is hero_over it's very stable and super fast and no lag in the homescreen you need a swap and ext but thats is no problem with the new amon recovery ;-) and the best thing is wifi g-sensor works ;-) i tryed many roms so... this runs best for me
If only ttran001's OTPA Sense UI ROM was here i would vote for that.
I've been using it for 4 weeks now and its the smoothest thing i've ever tried
have any one tried the rom by maxima
as the guys at the unlockr recommend it as the best ROM
It is the best, right after ttran001's ROM.
Maxisma's got the kernel problem with SOME! people being able to use the ROM and some people not.
ttran001 had that problem too, but he fixed it by a reverting patch to another kernel.
SO how does Trojan Final Hero stack up against the roms of ttrann001 and maxima's?
Ive got the Trojan Final Hero rom installed, almost never had the loading screen but every app i launch does take two seconds or so to actually boot up, you click, screen goes black for a few secs and i see the app. However ive not had a homescreen reload yet. I do have to use 128mb swap to prevent that tho.
Since some chefs had sadly abandoned this forum...
I´ve just added some links to their newest work.
I also wanted to add after i saw you linked eugene's old rom, that SuperMagic is one of the BEST roms i've ever tried. i liked it better than trojan rom!
It doesn't have the regular sense ui rosie but it's very solid and pretty snappy. My only problem was every now and then getting loading screens, i believe it was because i was using 32mb swap. I'm probably going to restore my nandroid backup and try that out again!
Currently trying qtek's and loving it!
It's a close call between eugene's and qtek's. very close.
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I also wanted to add after i saw you linked eugene's old rom, that SuperMagic is one of the BEST roms i've ever tried. i liked it better than trojan rom!
It doesn't have the regular sense ui rosie but it's very solid and pretty snappy. My only problem was every now and then getting loading screens, i believe it was because i was using 32mb swap. I'm probably going to restore my nandroid backup and try that out again!
Currently trying qtek's and loving it!
It's a close call between eugene's and qtek's. very close.
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Take a look at hero_over´s...it´s actually one of the smoothest out there, and better than any from eugene.
justclimb said:
Take a look at hero_over´s...it´s actually one of the smoothest out there, and better than any from eugene.
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I did. Think i don't like about it is it took a great deal of time to open apps/settings/widgets. that's my gripe with most hero roms, the wait time on answering the phone, opening up a map when i need it open and flipping through multiple settings.
Hero over's nice, but supermagic just stomped it when it came to snappyness in between different apps and things of that sort.
Maybe i did something wrong in the settings, i'll probably give it a try. I've tried alot of roms, it's possible i might've made a setup mistake.
Devs had both jumped out or stopped their work on 32B SenseRoms...
One thing amazes me: Why on the Hell doesn´t HTC put a Donut or Eclair Update into their 32a Magics?
Since it all keeps the same, no one seems to relaunch the dev-party...
mlign's 3.1.1 is the best so far, gotta give the kid some serious respect. that rom is the truth
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mlign's 3.1.1 is the best so far, gotta give the kid some serious respect. that rom is the truth
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I might be wrong about hero_over´s ROM, but I first abandoned it due to battery problems, and afterwards I return to it after some positive comments and noticed that the very same problems kept going. Then I tried pulling some widgets out of my home screen, and now battery lasts for two days of normal use: Music Widget was the cause.
Arguably the fastest and balanced Sense Rom out there, Mlign´s 3.0 was my last try, nothing kept my attention.
I´ll take it for a round...
Poll battle is a fierce one on the top
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what is the rom more quick ?
I have the Qteknology rom but is not quick
cedos93 said:
what is the rom more quick ?
I have the Qteknology rom but is not quick
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Qtek´s is the most reliable, the latest 2.2 version lacks swap management, wait a little for Qtek´s work to finished and you´ll had the fastest Rom in there:
Until then I keep using Herver´s, and appart from a few battery nightmares, the rom is reasonably fast, so it´s easely recomendable.
Not sure it should be some kind of competition, but if it is about giving a shout out to a dev's ROM that has really impressed then I've got to say;
Hero_over
I've had this ROM on my phone since last friday and I haven't had a FC, home restart or noticeable slow down even yet! No other Hero ROM has given me that, nor have I been able to keep any other Hero ROM on the phone for more than a couple of days. I tried multiple different Hero ROMs but day-to-day useability just wasn't there if I was being honest with myself. I gave up on Hero on the 32b and went to CM, I used his and upgraded right up to the latest 4.2.5 with Enoch as a theme. That ROM is seriously fast, yet Hero_over hasn't suffered in comparison. A friend has a Hero and we couldn't see any difference in use, can't say fairer than that.
The only thing I haven't got working is BT, but I haven't tried a headset and I haven't really investigated any soultions in the thread as I don't use BT.
I switch between different sense ui ROM. Now, I found a ROM made for G1 but also compatible with MT3G. It runs smoothly on my 32B device.
You guys might want to try it.
[ROM] SenseHERO-v1.3.3 - 2.6.29.6 "Themed & Fast" mytouch/dream 11/08/09
Elton.Tsai said:
I switch between different sense ui ROM. Now, I found a ROM made for G1 but also compatible with MT3G. It runs smoothly on my 32B device.
You guys might want to try it.
[ROM] SenseHERO-v1.3.3 - 2.6.29.6 "Themed & Fast" mytouch/dream 11/08/09
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That´s a good ROM based on Drizzy´s...yet you should know that Vodafone 32b´s have some isues with graphics as well as some unspected reboots.
PD: I´m downloading Qtek´s latest version 2.3: Link updated.
How come ttran001's newest rom is not in this list? I think it's an awesome rom. Incredibly stable, pretty snappy, and it's just as good as Qtek's in my opinion. It should be updated.
Hi,
I just bought a HTC Magic from Rogers (32A), currently it's using Android 1.5 and I would like to start using Android 2.0 with SenseUI.
There seem to be a LOT of ROMs floating around the forum right now, I have been trying to figure out which one is best but am having a hard time.
So I'd like to ask the veterans here, what is the best choice of ROM when I want to use Android 2.0 with SenseUI? And keeping in mind that preferrably I wouldn't be reflashing my HTC any time soon.
Lastly, any tips for a first time user? Any things I should pay special attention to in the interest of keeping my phone from becoming a brick?
Thanks in advance!
As far as I know there are still lots of things not working with the 2.0 builds with or without senseUI. If you go with one consider it experimental and not great for everyday use. I would personally recommend going with a 1.6 based ROM. Several to choose from, I prefer Dwang's ROM because it is incredibly fast and responsive.
first thing you should pick up on here is BEWARE people suggesting you use the rom they are when thier sidnature shows them using 32b... if your having trouble getting started try the root method on http:\\theunlockr.com for 32a phones.. just always remember to check what each rom is for 32a 32b and/or mytouch
Start by visiting the threads labeled [32A] Android 2.0 + Sense UI